1861 in China
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Events from the year 1861 in China.
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Incumbents
- Xianfeng Emperor (12th year)[citation needed]
- Tongzhi Emperor
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
- Regent: Prince Gong
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili â Hengfu then Wenyu
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe â Qingrui
- Viceroy of Huguang â Guanwen
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan â Xilin
- Viceroy of Liangguang â Lao Chongguang
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui â Lin Yuanhao then Fuqing then Pan Duo
- Viceroy of Sichuan â Chongshi then Luo Bingzhang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang â Zeng Guofan
Events
- Nian Rebellion
- Taiping Rebellion
- Battle of Guanzhong (1861)
- Battle of Shanghai (1861)
- Battle of Wuhan (1861)
- Ningbo surrenders to Taiping forces
- Eulenburg expedition
- Miao Rebellion (1854â73)
- Panthay Rebellion
- Xinyou Coup, Cixi seizes power
- Prince Gong made regent
- establishes the Zongli Yamen after the Convention of Peking
- Tongzhi Restoration
- Self-Strengthening Movement begins[1]
Births
- Cheng Biguang
- Duanfang
- Liu Guanxiong
- Jiang Chaozong, (æ±æå®) KÅ KÅketsu; 1861â1943) was a general in the late Empire of China and an acting Premier of the Republic of China in 1917.
- Wang Zhanyuan
- Zhan Tianyou (Jeme Tien-yow), the father of Chinaâs railroads