title: 1871 in China
text: # 1871 in China
  
  Events from the year 1871 in China.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Tongzhi Emperor (11th year)
     * Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
  
  ## Events
  
  * Miao Rebellion (1854–73)
  * Dungan Revolt (1862–77)
  * Panthay Rebellion ends
     * May 1873 — Momien besieged and stormed by imperial troops in, their resistance broke completely. Gov. Ta-sa-kon was captured and executed by order of the Imperial government.
  * Beiyang Fleet created
  * Mudan incident in Taiwan
  * Tongzhi Restoration
  
  ## Births
  
  * August 14 – Guangxu Emperor, emperor of China (d. 1908)
  * Qiu Yufang, revolutionary, writer and feminist (d. 1904)
  