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Place: Asia X
Period: 1600-1699 X
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China, peasant revolts in the empire
In premodern China the overwhelming majority of the population were peasants. Unlike their European counterparts, ...
From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
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Korea, popular rebellions and uprisings, 1492–1910
The Chosun Dynasty (1492–1910) was founded by the military rebellion of General Lee Sung-gye, who became ...
From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
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After the Manchus defeated the Ming Dynasty and took control of China in 1644, some Ming loyalists fled ...
From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
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Roshaniya movement and the Khan Rebellion
The Roshaniya, or “enlightened,” was a populist nonsectarian movement that arose among Afghan tribes ...
From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest