Nian Rebellion

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Nian Rebellion
Map of Nian Rebellion
Date 1851–1868 Location Northern China Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Supported by:  United Kingdom  France  United States	Nian militias Five Banner alliance (1856–58)[1] "Army of the Taipings"[2] Henan armies[3] Co-belligerents: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom[4] White Lotus rebels[5]
Commanders and leaders
Zeng Guofan Li Hongzhang Zuo Zongtang Sengge Rinchen †	Zhang Lexing † Su Sanniang Lai Wenguang Zhang Zongyu Ren Zhu Sun Kuixin Miao Peilin Fan Ruzeng Niu Hongsheng
Strength
~500,000	~200,000[6]
Casualties and losses
100,000+ killed[6]

The Nian Rebellion (Chinese: 捻亂; pinyin: Niǎn Luàn)^[7] was an insurrection against the Qing dynasty in northern China from 1851 to 1868, contemporaneously with the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) in southern China. The rebellion was suppressed, but the population and economic losses contributed to the collapse of the empire in the early 20th century.