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捻軍

简捻军 · 繁捻軍

Mandarin · pinyin Niǎn jūn

Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south

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捻: niǎn · to twist or nip with the fingers
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军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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3–1 · Nian3 jun1

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