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As a commander of the female soldiers in service of the Taiping army, she led hundreds of female soldiers and she herself was trained in martial arts. She was described as being extraordinarily valiant and extraordinarily beautiful, and also was responsible for the women who took part in the battle under the banner of the Taiping rebels.
Su Sanniang and the two thousand men under her command joined the Taiping Rebellion, a devastating civil war. It lasted from 1850 to 1864 and at one point involved over one million soldiers, both men and women. The Rebellion was known for advocating equal rights for women, but also for mandating separation between women and men. [1]
In the beginning of the rebellion, the large numbers of women serving in the Taiping army also distinguished it from other 19th-century armies. However, after 1853 there ceased being many women in the Taiping army. Hong Xuanjiao, Su Sanniang and Qiu Ersao are examples of women who became leaders of the Taiping army's female soldiers.
Qiu Ersao (Chinese: 邱二嫂; pinyin: Qiū Èrsǎo; 1822 – 1853), was a Chinese rebel and military commander during the Taiping Rebellion. Originally a religious leader within the Tiandihui, she later had 500 female soldiers under her command.
Tens of thousands of Manchu men, women, and children were slaughtered, and Nanjing was made the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, the Taiping military rapidly regrouped for a new campaign and advanced East along the Yangtze river taking over the cities of Chinkiang and Yangzhou, as a maneuver of the wider Northern Expedition.
Several women served as military officers and commanders under Taiping: Hong Xuanjiao (sister of Taiping leader), Su Sanniang and Qiu Ersao are examples of women who acted actively as leaders during the Taiping Rebellion. The sexes were rigorously separated. [26]
Wing King (翼王), 1851; The youngest of the six top leaders of Taiping at the age of 19; Shi's heroics as an outstanding general were later to inspire his fellow Hakka clansman, Zhu De, who founded the Red Army (红军), later known as the People's Liberation Army (人民解放军) [1] His mother was of Zhuang origin.
The following is a list of women in war and their exploits from about 1800 up to about 1899. For women in warfare in the United States at this time, please see Timeline of women in war in the United States, pre-1945. Only women active in direct warfare, such as warriors, spies, and women who actively led armies are included in this list.