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The Boxers, officially known as the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists ( traditional Chinese: 義和拳; simplified Chinese: 义和拳; pinyin: Yìhéquán; Wade–Giles: I4-ho2-ch'üan2) among other names, were a Chinese secret society based in Northern China that carried out the Boxer Rebellion from 1899 to 1901.
The driving force behind this uprising was a secret society called the Fists of Righteous Harmony, dubbed the Boxers by the Western press. This movement was secretive, couched in Chinese mysticism and entirely closed to foreigners.
The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising or the Boxer Insurrection, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the "Boxers" in English due to many of its members having ...
Mar 19, 1991 · The Fists of Righteous Harmony: A History of the Boxer Uprising in China in the Year 1900. Henry Keown-Boyd. Pen and Sword, Mar 19, 1991 - History - 300 pages. A British historian recounts...
- Henry Keown-Boyd
- Pen and Sword, 1991
- 1473814286, 9781473814288
A British historian recounts the armed, violent Chinese insurrection near the end of the Qing dynasty at the dawn of the 20th century. The Boxers were a fanatical secret organization who were incited by anti-foreign elements in the Chinese Government to commit wide-scale deportations against foreign missionaries and their Chinese converts.
- Henry Keown-Boyd
Jan 1, 1991 · A book by Henry Keown-Boyd that narrates the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, a conflict between foreign powers and a secret society. The book covers the causes, events, and consequences of the rebellion, as well as the role of the Empress Dowager.
Henry Keown-Boyd. Leo Cooper, 1991 - History - 276 pages. This book tells the story of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. The Boxers were a fanatical secret organization who were incited by...
