The
Great Peace
The
Taiping Rebellion
A
Note
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| Taiping Imperial Seal |
In the mid-19th century China
was convulsed by a series of rebellions that almost overthrew the Qing, called
by foreigners the Manchu, Dynasty. The most serious of these challenges to Qing
rule was the Taping Rebellion that lasted more than 15 years before the last
embers were snuffed out. (1850-1866).1
