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Jintian Uprising

Jintian Uprising was a battle fought in 1851 in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Taiping victory; Beginning of the Taiping Rebellion. Recorded strength: 7,000+ against 20,000+.

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Fought1851
WhereChina23.590N, 110.078E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTaiping victory; Beginning of the Taiping Rebellion
BelligerentsQing dynasty Qing dynastyagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Casualties and losses1,000+andUnknown
Part ofTaiping Rebellion1851 to 1864

Where it sits in the Taiping Rebellion

Jintian Uprising, 1851Battle of Changsha, 1852Battle of Wuchang, 1852Battle of Nanjing, 1853Battle of Muddy Flat, 1854Battle of Sanhe, 1858Battle of Jiangnan (1860), 1860Battle of Shanghai, 1861Battle of Anqing, 1861Occupation of Ningbo, 1861Battle of Cixi, 1862Siege of Suzhou, 1863Third Battle of Nanking, 186418511864Jintian Uprising, 1851
13 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1851 (year precision)
PlaceChina
23.590N, 110.078E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength7,000+20,000+
Casualties and losses1,000+Unknown
Commanders
  • Hong Xiuquan
Jintian UprisingJintian UprisingBattle of South GuangxiSecond Battle of NanningBattle of South GuangxiNanningYulinWuzhouLiuzhouYishan100 km23.590N, 110.078E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Jintian Uprising is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1512810, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Jintian Uprising, revision 1370625036, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.