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Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Surprisingly, the ill-organized rebels managed to defeat the inadequate and inefficient Qing imperial forces. There the foreign powers essentially controlled trade and the military, although technically they remained part of Qing China. The Emperor Qianlong (Ch'ien-lung) (reigned 173599) sent Helin, brother to the infamously corrupt eunuch Heshen and Fukangan, related by marriage to the Emperor, to quell the uprising. A smaller precursor to the main rebellion broke out in 1774, under the leadership of the martial-arts and herbal-healing expert Wang Lun in Shandong province of northern China. What brought about the collapse of this once-mighty empire, ushering in the modern era in China? The rebellion grew in number and power and eventually, into a serious concern for the government. The White lotus (Bailian Jiao, ) was a Buddhist political and religious movement that believed in a universal female divinity, the "Unborn Old Mother" who would gather all of her children towards the end of the millennium, into one large family. In its last stage, the Qing suppression policy combined pursuit and extermination of rebel guerrilla bands with a program of amnesty for deserters. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/fall-of-the-qing-dynasty-195608. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). "The Fall of China's Qing Dynasty in 19111912." The grew in number and power and eventually, into a serious concern for the government. Others began to openly call for the overthrow of the existing regime and replace it with a constitutional rule. The White Lotus War - University of Washington Press In its last stage, the Qing suppression policy combined the pursuit and extermination of rebel guerrilla bands with a program of amnesty for deserters. White Lotus Rebellion, (1796-1804), large-scale uprising in the mountainous regions of central China that contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911/12). Retrieved February 22, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/white-lotus-rebellion. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates.