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Who led the Panthay Rebellion in Yunnan?
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Pavilion atop Yulongxue (“Jade Dragon Snow”) Mountain, near Lijiang, Yunnan province, China.
The Panthay Rebellion (1855–1873) in Yunnan was led by Du Wenxiu, who was also known by the alias Sultan Sulaymān.1
The uprising was triggered by intense rivalries between Chinese and Muslim miners in central Yunnan, which escalated into widespread violence against the Muslim population in and around the provincial capital, Kunming. During the conflict, Du Wenxiu secured arms from British authorities in Burma to support the rebellion. The movement was eventually suppressed by Chinese imperial troops, who were aided by arms provided by French authorities in Tonkin.21