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1856 in China
Events from the year
1856 in
China
.
Incumbents
Xianfeng Emperor
(6th year)
Viceroys
Viceroy of Zhili
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Guiliang
Viceroy of Min-Zhe
âÂÂ
Wang Yide
Viceroy of Huguang
âÂÂ
Guanwen
Viceroy of Shaan-Gan
âÂÂ
Yi Tang
then
Yue Bin
Viceroy of Liangguang
âÂÂ
Ye Mingchen
Viceroy of Yun-Gui
âÂÂ
Hengchun
Viceroy of Sichuan
âÂÂ
Huang Zonghan
then
Wu Zhenyu
Viceroy of Liangjiang
âÂÂ
Yiliang
Events
Nian Rebellion
several Nian bands formed an alliance led by Zhang Lexing, organizing themselves into a loose confederation of five armies
Second Opium War
begins
Authorities in Canton order attacks on
Thirteen Factories
, which are subsequently destroyed in a fire
Merchant ship
Arrow
seized by Qing authorities
Battle of Canton (1856)
Capture of the French Folly Fort
Battle of the Bogue (1856)
November âÂÂ
Battle of the Barrier Forts
Taiping Rebellion
Battle of Jiangnan (1856)
, Qing forces twice fail to re-take Nanjing
Tianjing incident
, internal conflict within the
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Miao Rebellion (1854âÂÂ73)
Panthay Rebellion
a massacre of at least 4,000 Muslims organized by a Qing
Manchu
official responsible for suppressing the revolt in the provincial capital of
Kunming
sparked a province-wide multi-ethnic insurgency.
Red Turban Rebellion (1854âÂÂ1856)
ends
Deaths
Yang Xiuqing
in
Tianjing
Jirhangga
, Qing commander in
Battle of Jiangnan (1860)
Xiang Rong
, Qing commander in
Battle of Jiangnan (1860)
Hu Jiumei
, Chinese rebel in the Taiping Rebellion
References