Taiping Rebellion

December 1, 1850 – August 30, 1864 · Nanjing (Taiping capital)

Civil war in China, 1850–1864, between the Qing dynasty and Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; Hong proclaimed himself the younger brother of Jesus and sought to overthrow the Qing. With 20–30 million dead, perhaps the deadliest civil war in history; the Qing won with armies such as Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army, but left the dynasty weakened and spurred the Self-Strengthening Movement.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Qing dynasty

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Other

Strength and losses

Deaths: 20,000,000–100,000,000

Units

Ever Victorious Army Huai Army Jiangnan Daying Xiang Army

Taiping main army (1851–1864) Chen Yucheng's army Li Xiucheng's army Taiping Northern Expedition army

Battles and events 12

Jintian Uprising January 11, 1851 · Taiping victory
Battle of Changsha (1852) September 11 – November 30, 1852 · Taiping retreat, siege lifted
Battle of Nanjing (1853) March 8–19, 1853 · Taiping victory
Northern Expedition (Taiping Rebellion) May 8, 1853 – May 31, 1855 · Qing victory
Western Expedition May 19, 1853 · Taiping victory
Tianjing Incident September 2, 1856 – October 1856
Battle of Sanhe November 7–18, 1858 · Taiping rebel victory, due to Green Standard Army delay
Battle of Anqing April 1, 1860 – September 5, 1861 · Qing victory
Battle of Jiangnan (1860) May 15, 1860 · Taiping victory
Battle of Shanghai (1861–1862) July 1861 – November 1862 · Qing dynasty victory
Battle of Cixi September 20–21, 1862 · Qing victory
Third Battle of Nanjing March 14 – July 19, 1864 · Qing victory