HISB58H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Penghu, Unequal Treaty, Feng Yunshan
Document Summary
*student number & name on cover page for paper. 1844-50 (preaching with feng yunshan in guangxi and guangdong founding the society of. Najing was one of the most important cities in imperial china and they took this over. Went as far as beijing but were defeated before they succeeded; took over cities on their way to capital. 1853-56 collected taxes and defeated most of the qing troops. Christian affinity; taiping prohibited smoking opium which meant opium trade would be demolished taiping succeeded; taiping rebels were considered blasphemous - not really true. 1856 - power struggle among the top leaders and thousands of taiping soldiers killed and that struggle undermined their strength and moral couldn"t move effectively for further conquer. July 1864 nanjing recaptured by qing troops; cost 20-30 million lives. Displacement of peasants: unemployment and lack of opportunities taiping allowed start- over for peasants. Goals of the rebels: anti-manchu sentiment among taiping/nian/red turbans.
