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Jiaoping Nianfei fanglüe 剿平捻匪方略

Aug 14, 2011 © Ulrich Theobald

(Qinding) Jiaoping Nianfei fanglüe (欽定)剿平捻匪方略 "(Imperially endorsed) Military annals of the extinction of the Nian bandits" is a history on the suppression of the rebellion of the so-called Nian 捻 by the Qing dynasty 清 (1644-1911). It was compiled on official order under the supervision of Prince Ihin 奕訢 (1833-1898, in the West known as Prince Gong) and is written in the style of the official military annals (fanglüe 方略). It is part of a set of histories called Pingding qisheng fanglüe 平定七省方略 "Military annals of the pacification of the seven provinces". The 320-juan long book was presented to the throne in 1872.

The Nian rebellions broke out simultaneously to the Taiping rebellion 太平 in the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Jiangsu and Shandong. It was only in 1868 that the central government reacted to the uprising, almost two decades after the Nian started their rebellion. The book covers the time from 1851 to 1869 and is composed of palace memorials and imperial edicts. These have been abridged so that for the study of the Nian rebellion, other sources like the Qingshilu 清實錄 have to be consulted. The book was printed in 1872.

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