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"The Taipings Uprising was a rebellion rather than a revolution" - Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
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2000 Q3 "The Taipings Uprising was a rebellion rather than a revolution." Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer. There were internal convulsions in China during the period 1850- 64. The Taiping Uprising was one of the greatest convulsion which it almost succeed in overthrowing the Qing govt. It aimed at driving out the Manchurians and established the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace. Although it resembles the features of a revolution, it did not aim at drastic changing of China's political structure. This great uprising carried a lot of features of a rebellion but also a revolution. It was said to be more than a rebellion, but less than a revolution. Revolution is known as a large-scale uprising which aim at overthrowing the existing system and set up a new kingdom with completely different form of government. It needed to have a well-trained army, good leadership and solid...
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