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Imperialism/Boxer Rebellion Timeline

By jdance
  • Missionaries Arrive

    Missionaries Arrive
    First Protestant Christian missionaries arrive in China from London missionary society.
  • Opium Wars

    Opium Wars
    The first Opium War begins and Britain imposes unequal treaty on China and takes Hong Kong.
  • Juye incident

    Juye incident
    Juye incident, armed men killed two Germans at missionary home in Shandong province.
  • Kaiser Wilhelm

    Kaiser Wilhelm
    German Kaiser Wilhelm sends fleets to Shangdong and he urges them to take prisoners like Atilia and the Huns.
  • The Boxers finally Rebel

    The Boxers finally Rebel
    There was a drought followed by flooding strikes in Shangdong. This caused widespread misery across Shangdong.
  • Righteous Fist Group

    Righteous Fist Group
    Young men in Shangdong form Righteous Fist groups, practicing martial arts and traditional spiritualism.
  • Boxers Attack

    Boxers Attack
    Boxers attack the Liyatun Catholic Church and they converted from a temple to the Jade Emperor.
  • Boxers Rebel Again

    Boxers Rebel Again
    Boxers storm thorugh the countryside, burning churches, killing missionaries and converts.
  • Boxer Rebellion reaches Beijing

    Boxer Rebellion reaches Beijing
    First Boxer appears in Beijing's Legation Quarter. Also, the next day German minister Clemens Von Kettler arrests and executes a young boy. The minister believed he was a Boxer. That same day thousands of boxers storm Beijing and burn down churches in rsponse to the boy's murder.
  • Aftermath of Boxer Rebellion

    Aftermath of Boxer Rebellion
    Qing officials sign the "Boxer Protocol" agreeing to pay huge war reputation over 40 years.