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//__The Qing Dynasty__  //  During the 1800’s the Qing dynasty was in decline. Population was going up and food production was going down. Irrigation systems and canals were not being maintained properly, causing massive floods. Peasants were being taxed large amounts of money. The civil system was failing due to corrupt officials and bribes.

__http://www.asianoffbeat.com/news_images/Last_Emperor_of_Qing_Dynasty20090315225241.jpg //The Taiping Rebellion//__   The Taiping Rebellion was one of the largest peasant uprising in China’s history It lasted from 1850 to 1864. Hong Xiuquan was the leader. He was strongly influenced by Christian missionaries. He accepted and even endorsed strong radical social ideas including land reforms and property ownership. Above all he wanted to end the Qing dynasty. They acquired large amounts of land but were finally brought down by village leaders. The Taiping rebellion lasted for nearly 14 years because the Qing dynasty didn't have enough power to put them down. The Qing dynasty now had to share power with these local powers. When the Qing dynasty was worrying about the rebellion Europeans came in a gained control of coastal areas, which they turned into trading ports. Land along the coastal lands of china was very important to European countries purely due to its location. Land along the cost could be easily be transformed into a trading center.



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