The Dungan Revolt: 1862-1877, with an estimated 20 million casualties/losses Even those that are familiar with China are frequently unaware of this one. China has a tumultuous history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungan_Revolt_(1862–1877) …
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The late Qing especially saw social unrest problems given the Han's resentment towards the manchurian Qing and their weakness towards the West. Poor governance and severe economic problems led to the end of their "Mandate of Heavan"
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I didn’t know that but in Chinese tradition, those are rookie numbers.
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30 million?!
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Probably why they paid to come here to be slave labor for the railroads...
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Ethnic Han Chinese were sick of being ruled by the Qing, who many in southern China (where the Taiping originated) saw as barbaric northerners (from Manchuria). The Qing introduced practices like foot binding and replaced governors with ethnic Manchus since they toppled the Ming
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The Communists should be scared, Chinese revolutions are Bloody!
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Russia only lost 20 million in WW II. That Chinese rebellion led to 10 million more deaths than that? Pretty big event to not be well known.
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but what worth is 30 million for china?
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