1871 in China
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{{Year in China|1871}}
Events from the year 1871 in China.
Incumbents
- Tongzhi Emperor (11th year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Events
- Miao Rebellion (1854–73)
- Dungan Revolt (1862–77)
- Panthay Rebellion ends
- May 1873 — Momien besieged and stormed by imperial troops in, their resistance broke completely. Gov. Ta-sa-kon was captured and executed by order of the Imperial government.
- Beiyang Fleet created
- Mudan incident in Taiwan
- Tongzhi Restoration
Births
- August 14 – Guangxu Emperor, emperor of China (d. 1908){{cite web |title=Guangxu {{!}} emperor of Qing dynasty |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guangxu |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |accessdate=25 March 2019 |language=en}}
- Qiu Yufang, revolutionary, writer and feminist (d. 1904)[https://books.google.com/books?id=wJrLhcgog8oC&dq=first+female+journalist+china&pg=PA289 Qiu Yufang 1871-1904]