Eight Trigrams Uprising

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The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.

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instanceOf anti-Qing rebellion
millenarian movement
peasant rebellion
aftermath execution of rebel leaders
aim establishment of a new millenarian order
overthrow of the Qing dynasty
conflict attempted coup against the Qing court
country Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
describedAs secret-society uprising
genre religious rebellion
governmentResponse increased surveillance of secret societies
military suppression
hasCause anti-Qing sentiment
millenarian religious beliefs
social discontent among peasants
hasCharacteristic clandestine organization
messianic expectations
use of religious prophecy
hasPart uprisings in Henan
uprisings in Shandong
uprisings in Zhili
hasType rural-based insurgency
historicalPeriod late Qing dynasty
inspiredBy Eight Trigrams cosmological system
languageOfParticipants Chinese
leader Feng Keshan NERFINISHED
Li Wencheng NERFINISHED
Lin Qing NERFINISHED
legacy example of religiously inspired anti-dynastic revolt in China
location China NERFINISHED
opponent Qing government NERFINISHED
Qing imperial forces NERFINISHED
participant Chinese peasants
members of the Eight Trigrams sect
partOf history of Chinese secret societies
history of peasant rebellions in China
relatedTo White Lotus Rebellion NERFINISHED
millenarian movements in late imperial China
religion folk Buddhist-messianic sect
result Qing victory
suppression of the rebellion
significantEvent attack on the Forbidden City in 1813
startTime 1813
temporalLocation 19th century
usedSymbol Eight Trigrams (Bagua) NERFINISHED

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Daoguang Emperor notableRebellion Eight Trigrams Uprising