HISTORY 2MC3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Empress Dowager Cixi, Qianlong Emperor, Second Opium War
15 Dec 2014
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Li zecheng"s rebellion: ex-soldier who was inspired by the hun empire (where an ordinary guy became emperor). He promised to fix ming abuses, but the discord within his rebellion (his inability to control his generals and the acts of brutal violence perpetrated by his army) failed to win major figures to his cause. Built his main base in the shaanxi mountains. Attacked beijing in 1644 and almost made it to the forbidden city. He couldn"t get along with his own troops. The revolt of the 3 feudatories: during the qing dynasty the 3 lords of hunnan, guandong, and. One lord was wu sangui (the one who had let the manchus into china in the first place) who led the revolt to restore the ming. other lords: shang kexi and geng jingzhong. They rebelled against qing after the emperor decided they had too much power ( taxes by the qing) Eventually defeated by the qing emperor (kangxi) of the collected.
