Events from the year 1856 in China.
Incumbents Xianfeng Emperor (6th year)
Viceroys Viceroy of Zhili — Guiliang Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Wang Yide Viceroy of Huguang — Guanwen Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Yi Tang then Yue Bin Viceroy of Liangguang — Ye Mingchen Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Hengchun Viceroy of Sichuan — Huang Zonghan then Wu Zhenyu Viceroy of Liangjiang — Yiliang
Events
Nian Rebellion several Nian bands formed an alliance led by Zhang Lexing, organizing themselves into a loose confederation of five armies Second Opium War begins Authorities in Canton order attacks on Thirteen Factories, which are subsequently destroyed in a fire Merchant ship Arrow seized by Qing authorities Battle of Canton (1856) Capture of the French Folly Fort Battle of the Bogue (1856) November — Battle of the Barrier Forts Taiping Rebellion Battle of Jiangnan (1856), Qing forces twice fail to re-take Nanjing Tianjing incident, internal conflict within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Miao Rebellion (1854–73) Panthay Rebellion a massacre of at least 4,000 Muslims organized by a Qing Manchu official responsible for suppressing the revolt in the provincial capital of Kunming sparked a province-wide multi-ethnic insurgency. Red Turban Rebellion (1854–1856) ends
Deaths Yang Xiuqing in Tianjing Jirhangga, Qing commander in Battle of Jiangnan (1860) Xiang Rong, Qing commander in Battle of Jiangnan (1860) Hu Jiumei, Chinese rebel in the Taiping Rebellion
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