1873 in China

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* 1872
* 1871
* 1870
* 1869
* 1868

|  | 1873

China |

* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878

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Decades:|

* 1850s
* 1860s
* 1870s
* 1880s
* 1890s

See also:| Other events of 1873
History of China • Timeline • Years

Events from the year 1873 in China.

## Incumbents

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* Tongzhi Emperor (13th year)
* Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

## Events

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* Miao Rebellion (1854–73) ends
* Dungan Revolt (1862–77)
* Panthay Rebellion
* Genocide that reduced the population of Yunnan by at least 5 million[1][2]
* Tongzhi Restoration

## Births

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* 16 July - Cheong Yoke Choy (張郁才; 1873 – 1958) (Xinhui district, Jiangmen) philanthropist in British Malaya
* Chen Cuifen (陳粹芬; 1873–1960) regarded as the “Forgotten revolutionary female” and "The first revolution partner" of Sun Yat-sen.

## References

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1. ^ China's Last Empire: The Great Qing
2. ^ Atwil The Chinese Sultanate, p. 185.