Running Head : Taiping Uprising Name Course University Instructor Date In the mid-nineteenth century China was facing serious problems which were compounded by numerous natural disasters of unprecedented proportions such as floods , famine and droughts . The government was blamed for its neglect and some of the problems were directly pointed at its failure to build infrastructure . The Qing administration was largely blamed for doing nothing to alleviate the people ‘s suffering . The economic crisis , the defeat by the western powers and the anti Manchu sentiments contributed to the widespread rebellion which was mostly concentrated in the south . The south was the last region to yield to the Qing administration and the first area to be exposed to the western culture . This region provided the most likely setting for one of the largest uprising in the Chinese history and by large the bloodiest uprising in the world ‘s history . The Taiping rebellion took place between 1850 and 1864 .Schrecker in his book “The Chinese Revolution in the Historical Perspective ‘ describes the revolution as one of the most famous in the history of modern China . The revolution spread all over southern and central China between these periods . The event has been described as one of the largest and most popular rebellion in the world (Schrecker , J 2004 )The taiping rebellion was a reaction towards Qing administration as it had failed to address the problems that were afflicting the people at this time . The government was characterized by grave corruption which was the order…