Green Standard Army
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The Green Standard Army was a major component of the Qing dynasty’s military forces, composed largely of Han Chinese soldiers serving as a standing army for internal security and regional defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Standard Army canonical | 4 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qing dynasty military unit
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | Han Chinese soldiers ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Eight Banners ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | fall of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| existedIn | China ⓘ |
| function |
border defense
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn |
provincial cities
ⓘ
rural counties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | standing army ⓘ |
| notableActivity | participation in suppression of internal uprisings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Qing army
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing military
|
| primaryRole |
internal security
ⓘ
regional defense ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | local recruitment ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
central Qing government
provincial authorities ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
garrison duties
ⓘ
policing ⓘ suppression of rebellions ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.