Secret Societies (Huiguan)
The role of the Tiandihui and other societies in providing social welfare and causing unrest.
Key Questions
- 1Why did immigrants join secret societies?
- 2How did these societies challenge British authority?
- 3What led to the 1854 riots and the eventual ban on societies?
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