Red Lanterns (Boxer Uprising)
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The Red Lanterns (simplified Chinese: 红灯照; traditional Chinese: 紅燈照; pinyin: Hóng Dēng Zhào) were a women's fighting group organized during the Boxer Uprising of 1900. Villagers said these women had supernatural powers which helped to protect the male Boxers and fight against foreign enemies.[1]
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Red Lanterns | |
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Active | 1890s–1901 |
Country | Qing Empire |
Allegiance | Boxers |
Engagements | Boxer Rebellion |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lin Hei'er |
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