The Panthay Rebellion : Islam, ethnicity and the Dali Sultanate in Southwest China, 1856-1873 / David G. Atwill ; foreword by Tariq Ali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atwill, David G., author.

Contributor:

Ali, Tariq, writer of foreword.

Series:

Verso world history series

Standardized Title:

Chinese sultanate

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yunnan Sheng (China)--History--19th century.

Yunnan Sheng (China).

Yunnan Sheng (China)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Ethnic relations.

China--Yunnan Sheng.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xvi, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

[Paperback edition].

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2023.

Summary:

"A history of the Panthay Rebellion against the Chinese imperial court-- The Panthay Rebellion of 1856-1873 held the armies of the Qing dynasty at bay for nearly two decades. This account by David Atwill offers a remarkable panorama of the cosmopolitan frontier society from which the rebellion sprang. The rebel leader, Du Wenxiu, took the name of Sultan Suleiman, established a Muslim court at the ancient city of Dali and sought to unite the population against Manchu rule, with considerable success at a time when the Qing faced threats in all parts of the empire. Atwill offers the first detailed account of Du's seventeen-year rule and upturns a historiography that filters the Panthay Rebellion through the political and military lenses of the Chinese centre. The insurrection was not rooted solely in Hui hatred of the Han Chinese, he argues, nor was it primarily Islamic in orientation. Atwill draws out the multitudinous complexities of Yunnan Province, China's most ethnically diverse region and a crossroads for Tibetan, Chinese and Southeast Asian culture. The Panthay Rebellion was the last of a series of mid-century Chinese revolts to be suppressed. Its downfall marked the beginning of a renewed offensive by the imperial government to control its border regions and influence the cultures of those who lived there."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of maps, figures, and tables

Acknowledgments

Foreword / Tariq Ali

1. A Mandarin's tale

2. South of the clouds: the world of nineteenth-century Yunnan

3. Shades of Islam: the Muslim Yunnanese

4. Rebellion's roots: Hanjianism, Han newcomers, and non-Han violence in Yunnan

5. Spiraling violence: the rise of anti-Hui hostilities

6. "All the fish in the pond": the Kunming Massacre and the rise of the Panthay Rebellion

7. Ambiguous ambitions: Ma Rulong's road to power, 1860-1864

8. Rebellious visions: Du Wenxiu and the creation of the Dali Sultanate

9. Ethereal deeds: the struggle to reclaim Yunnan, 1867-1873

10. Epilogue: the aftermath of rebellion

Chinese characters

Abbreviated references

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

First published as: The Chinese sultanate : Islam, ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in southwest China, 1856-1873. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.

ISBN:

1804290548

9781804290545

OCLC:

1315739836