1868 in China explained

Events from the year 1868 in China.

Incumbents

• Tongzhi Emperor (8th year)
  • Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

Events

• Yangzhou riot
• Burlingame Treaty, also known as the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868, was a landmark treaty between the United States and Qing China, amending the Treaty of Tientsin, one of the unequal treaties, to establish formal friendly relations between the two nations, with the United States granting China the status of most favored nation in trade
• Nian Rebellion ends
  • Remnants of resistance crushed by the combined forces of the government's troops and the Ever Victorious Army.
• Miao Rebellion (1854–73)
• Dungan Revolt (1862–77)
• Panthay Rebellion
• Tongzhi Restoration

Births

• Huo Yuanjia^[1] in the Jinghai District
• Cai Yuanpei^[2] in Shaoxing
• Zhang Binglin^[3] in the Yuhang District
• Lu Haodong in Shanghai
• Huang Jinrong^[4] in Suzhou
• Lin Sen^[5] in Minhou County
• An Disheng^[6] in Xianghe County

Deaths

• Lai Wenguang in Yangzhou

Notes and References

1. Book: Journal of Asian Martial Arts . 17 . Via Media Publishing Company . 2008.
2. Book: Educational reform in early twentieth-century China . January 1, 1988 . Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan. 9780892640614 .
3. Book: The Writings of Mao Zedong, 1949-1976 . 1992. 9780873323925 . Mao . Zedong .
4. Book: The Modern Schoolman . 83-84 . Saint Louis University . 2005.
5. Book: Mao's Road to Power: National revolution and social revolution, December 1920-June 1927 . 1992 . 9781563244308 . 1 page matching "Lin Sen (1868-1943), zi Zichao, was a native of Fujian. In 1912-1913, he was chairman of the Senate in Beijing" in this book. Mao . Zedong . Mao . Tse-Tung . Schram . Stuart Reynolds . Hodes . Nancy Jane .
6. Book: The China Weekly Review . 26 . Millard Publishing House . 1923.