created sense approved 捻军/捻軍 · niǎnjūn · Nian Army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捻军 / 捻軍
niǎnjūn
Nian Army
Nian Army, an insurgent group that led a major peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in North China from 1851 to 1868. Originally derived from the [[捻子|捻子|nian3 zi5]] or [[捻党|捻黨|nian3 dang3]], they fought alongside the [[太平天国|太平天國|tai4 ping2 tian1 guo2]] before being defeated in Shandong.
捻 (literal) → 捻 · niǎn · Nian Rebellion 军 (literal) → 军/軍 · jūn · military
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