1854 in China explained

Events from the year 1854 in China.

Incumbents

• Xianfeng Emperor (4th year)

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Guiliang
  • • • • Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Wang Yide Viceroy of Huguang — Wu Wenrong then Taiyong then Yang Pei Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Yi Tang Viceroy of Liangguang — Ye Mingchen Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Wu Raodian then Wu Zhenyu
  • Viceroy of Sichuan — Yurui then Huang Zonghan Viceroy of Liangjiang — Yiliang

Events

• Nian Rebellion
• Taiping Rebellion
• Miao Rebellion (1854–73)^[1]
• Red Turban Rebellion (1854–1856)^[2]
• the first Chinese laborers arrive in Jamaica

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenks, Robert Darrah . Insurgency and Social Disorder in Guizhou: The "Miao" Rebellion, 1854-1873 . 1994-01-01 . University of Hawaii Press . 978-0-8248-1589-9 . en.
2. Book: Hsu, Madeline Y. . Dreaming of Gold, Dreaming of Home: Transnationalism and Migration Between the United States and South China, 1882-1943 . 2000 . Stanford University Press . 978-0-8047-4687-8 . 26 . en.