Yihetuan Movement

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The Yihetuan Movement, better known as the Boxer Rebellion, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that sought to expel foreign influence and was ultimately suppressed by an international military coalition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Christian movement
anti-foreign movement
uprising
alliedWith conservative Manchu court faction
conflict Battle of Beijing (1900) NERFINISHED
Battle of Tientsin (Tianjin) NERFINISHED
siege of the Beijing legation quarter
consequence growth of revolutionary movements against the Qing
increased foreign military presence in China
large indemnity imposed on Qing China
rise of Chinese nationalism
strengthening of foreign control over Chinese customs and railways
weakening of the Qing dynasty
country Qing China NERFINISHED
endTime 1901
followedBy late Qing New Policies reforms
hasAlias Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED
Boxer Uprising NERFINISHED
Yihequan Movement NERFINISHED
hasCause anti-foreign sentiment in China
economic hardship and natural disasters in North China
hostility to foreign spheres of influence in China
opposition to Christian missionary activity
resentment of unequal treaties
historicalContext late Qing reforms and foreign encroachment
ideology anti-imperialism
xenophobia
location North China NERFINISHED
Shandong Province NERFINISHED
Zhili Province NERFINISHED
opponent Chinese Christian converts
foreign legations in Beijing
foreign missionaries
participant Eight-Nation Alliance NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty forces NERFINISHED
Yihetuan (Boxers) NERFINISHED
precededBy First Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED
religiousAspect folk martial-arts spirit possession rituals
result Boxer Protocol NERFINISHED
defeat of the Yihetuan and Qing forces
occupation of Beijing by foreign troops
startTime 1899
supportedBy Empress Dowager Cixi NERFINISHED
targeted churches and mission stations
foreign-owned property
railways and telegraph lines
timePeriod turn of the 20th century

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Eight-Nation Alliance opposed Yihetuan Movement
Battle of Tientsin belligerent Yihetuan Movement
this entity surface form: Yihetuan movement
Boxer Protocol endedConflict Yihetuan Movement