Boxer Rebellion
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The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Christian movement
→
anti-foreign movement → conflict → rebellion → uprising → |
| aftermath |
execution and exile of Qing officials associated with Boxers
→
reforms in late Qing period → strengthening of foreign legation guards in Beijing → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Boxer Rebellion
→
surface form: "Boxer Uprising"
Boxer Rebellion →
surface form: "Yihetuan Movement"
|
| cause |
anti-Christian sentiment
→
anti-imperialist sentiment → economic hardship in North China → foreign spheres of influence in China → natural disasters in Shandong and Zhili → |
| conflictType | imperialist-era conflict in East Asia → |
| country | China → |
| endTime | 1901 → |
| hasPart |
Battle of Peking
→
Battle of Tientsin → Boxer Rebellion →
surface form: "Siege of the International Legations"
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| ideology |
Chinese cultural conservatism
→
anti-colonialism → xenophobia → |
| location |
Qing dynasty
→
surface form: "Qing Empire"
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| notableEvent |
killing of German minister Clemens von Ketteler
→
relief of the Beijing legations by allied forces → |
| opponent |
Christian missionary movements
→
surface form: "Chinese Christians"
Self-Strengthening Movement →
surface form: "Qing reformers"
foreign powers in China → missionaries → |
| participant |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
→
surface form: "Austria-Hungary"
Christian missionary movements →
surface form: "Chinese Christians"
Eight-Nation Alliance → Japan →
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
French Third Republic → German Empire → Kingdom of Italy → Qing dynasty → Russian Empire → United Kingdom → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
Boxer Rebellion →
surface form: "Yihetuan Movement"
foreign missionaries → |
| religiousAspect |
destruction of churches
→
persecution of Christians → |
| result |
Boxer Protocol
→
defeat of the Qing dynasty and Boxers → growth of Chinese nationalism → increased foreign control over China → large indemnity imposed on Qing government → occupation of Beijing by foreign troops → weakening of Qing dynasty legitimacy → |
| significantPerson |
Empress Dowager Cixi
→
Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee → Wilhelm II, German Emperor →
surface form: "Kaiser Wilhelm II"
Li Hongzhang → Yuan Shikai → |
| startTime | 1899 → |
| timePeriod | turn of the 20th century → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Yihetuan Movement"
this entity surface form: "Boxer Uprising"
this entity surface form: "Siege of the International Legations"
this entity surface form: "Yihetuan Movement"