The Nian Rebellion (simplified Chinese:捻军起义; traditional Chinese:捻亂; Hanyu Pinyin:niǎn jūn qǐ yì; Tongyong Pinyin:nian luan; Wade–Giles:nien-chün ch'i-yi) was an armed uprising that took place in northern China from 1851 to 1868, contemporaneously with Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) in South China. The rebellion failed to topple the Qing dynasty, but caused the immense economic devastation and loss of life that became one of the major long-term factors in the collapse of the Qing regime in the early 20th century.