Events from the year 1870 in China.
Incumbents
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Tongzhi Emperor
The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), also known by his temple name Emperor Muzong of Qing, personal name Zaichun, was the ninth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, w ...
(10th year)
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Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 ...
Events
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Miao Rebellion (1854–73) There have been several rebellions among the Miao people (also known as the Hmong) in Chinese history:
* Miao rebellions in the Ming dynasty (14th–15th centuries)
* Bozhou rebellion (1589–1600)
* Miao Rebellion (1735–36)
* Miao Rebellion (17 ...
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Dungan Revolt (1862–77) Dungan revolt may refer to:
* Dungan Revolt (1862–1877)
The Dungan Revolt (1862–1877), also known as the Tongzhi Hui Revolt (, Xiao'erjing: تُجِ خُوِ لُوًا, ) or Hui (Muslim) Minorities War, was a war fought in 19th-centur ...
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Battle of Ürümqi (1870)
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Tianjin Massacre
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Panthay Rebellion
The Panthay Rebellion (1856–1873), also known as the Du Wenxiu Rebellion (Tu Wen-hsiu Rebellion), was a rebellion of the Muslim Hui people and other (Muslim as well as non-Muslim) ethnic groups against the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in southwe ...
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Tongzhi Restoration
The Tongzhi Restoration (; c. 1860–1874) was an attempt to arrest the dynastic decline of the Qing dynasty by restoring the traditional order. The harsh realities of the Opium Wars, the unequal treaties, and the mid-century mass uprisings of t ...
Births
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Lim Lean Teng (林連登), Malaysian businessman
References
{{Years in the Qing dynasty