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The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising or the Boxer Insurrection, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the "Boxers" in English due to many of its members having ...
Nov 9, 2009 · In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and...
Jul 9, 2024 · Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising (1900) that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. ‘Boxers’ was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (‘Righteous and Harmonious Fists’). Learn more about the Boxer Rebellion here.
The Boxers, officially known as the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists ( traditional Chinese: 義和拳; simplified Chinese: 义和拳; pinyin: Yìhéquán; Wade–Giles: I4-ho2-ch'üan2) among other names, were a Chinese secret society based in Northern China that carried out the Boxer Rebellion from 1899 to 1901.
The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing, which was being besieged by the popular Boxer militiamen, who were determined to remove foreign imperialism in China.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising against foreigners and Christians that erupted in eastern China in the late 1890s. The driving force behind this uprising was a secret society called the Fists of Righteous Harmony, dubbed the Boxers by the Western press.
Boxer Rebellion, Officially supported peasant uprising in 1900 in China that attempted to drive all foreigners from the country. “Boxer” was the English name given to a Chinese secret society that practiced boxing and calisthenic rituals in the belief that it would make its members impervious to bullets.
The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics, religion, and technology that occurred in China during the final years of the Qing Dynasty from November 1899 to September 7, 1901. [1]
The Boxer Rebellion. In 1900, British and Indian troops joined an international expedition sent to relieve the diplomatic quarter of Beijing, which was under siege by members of a Chinese secret society known as the 'Boxers' and their Imperial Chinese allies. 9 min read. China Asia 1900s Global Role. View this object.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government. A Chinese secret society known as the Boxers embarked on a violent campaign to drive all foreigners from China.
