Jintian Uprising

Jintian Uprising
Part of the Taiping Rebellion
The Jintian Uprising Site in the village of Jintian in Jintian Town, Guiping is where Hong Xiuquan and his followers officially launched the Jintian Uprising.
Date 11 January 1851 Location Jintian, Guiping, Guangxi, China Result Taiping victory Beginning of the Taiping Rebellion
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Zhou Fengqi Li Dianyuan Iktambu †	Hong Xiuquan
Strength
7,000+	20,000+
Casualties and losses
1,000+	Unknown

The Jintian Uprising was an armed revolt formally declared by Hong Xiuquan, founder and leader of the Emperor Worshippers, on 11 January 1851 during the late Qing dynasty of China.^[1] The uprising was named after the rebel base in Jintian, a town in Guangxi within present-day Guiping. It marked the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion.