Su Sanniang, was a Chinese rebel during the Taiping Rebellion.
10 Facts About Su Sanniang
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Su Sanniang was said to have powerful arms and could wield two swords with ease.
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Su Sanniang was born around the 1830s in the south Guandong Province, where the Hakka are the majority.
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Su Sanniang married Su San, a man from a respectable family who went bankrupt due to a powerful member of the local gentry.
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Su Sanniang moved with her husband to Guangxi, where he was killed by the Qing militia.
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Su Sanniang managed to gather a hundred young people and toured the region with them until she found and killed the bandits.
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The female battalions under Su Sanniang's command were the first to conquer the city.
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Su Sanniang then led her army to attack Yangzhou and her appearance greatly impressed people.
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The female battalions were the city's main defense force and Su Sanniang greatly contributed to the battle.
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Su Sanniang's arms have fought more than one hundred battles.