Nian Rebellion

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); "Army of the Taipings"; Henan armies; Co-belligerents:; Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ; White Lotus rebels
Commanders and leaders
Zeng Guofan ; Li Hongzhang ; Zuo Zongtang ; Sengge Rinchen †	Zhang Lexing † ; Su Sanniang ; Lai Wenguang ; Zhang Zongyu ; Ren Zhu ; Miao Peilin ; Fan Ruzeng ; Niu Hongsheng
Strength
~500,000	~200,000
Casualties and losses
	100,000+ killed

The Nian Rebellion (Chinese: 捻亂; pinyin: Niǎn Luàn) was an armed uprising that took place in northern China from 1851 to 1868, contemporaneously with Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) in South China. The rebellion failed to topple the Qing dynasty, but caused immense economic devastation and loss of life that became major long-term factors in the collapse of the Qing regime in the early 20th century.

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