Kholmatzhon's Rebellion

Kholmatzhon's Rebellion
Quenminese soldiers posing in Quyền Bính Tông City, Duong Pham Province, 11 October 1872
Date 16 June 1872 – 2 March 1874 (1 year, 8 months and 14 days) Location Present-day Duong Pham Province Result Quenminese victory Töbedars subjugated and integrated fully into the Empire of Quenmin
Belligerents
Đại Quến	Töbedars under Kholmatzhon Khan
Commanders and leaders
Bảo Thịnh Nguyễn-Thạch Trương Sáng Kiều Hữu Thống Thủy Sỹ Vương	Kholmatzhon Khan Temirzhan † Yerbola †

Kholmatzhon's Rebellion, or the Second Pacification of the Töbedars, was an armed conflict fought between Đại Quến and the Töbedars under the leadership of Kholmatzhon Khan. It began on 16 June 1870 when Kholmatzhon Khan instigated an insurrection against the Imperial Quenminese government from purchasing numerous amounts of Töbedar-settled lands and their campaign for cultural assimilation. A approximately year-and-a-half-long war ensued, with Bảo Thịnh issuing an edict for their complete suppression. On 2 March 1874, the government achieved their victory, with Kholmatzhon Khan incarcerated in the Imperial Capital Prison near the capital of Cao Khoát.

This was the final conflict from a set of wars involving the Töbedars and the dominant Quenminese-led government. With the complete destruction of their independent state, the Töbedar nation were immediately stripped of their tributary status and underwent a significant cultural assimilation program as proposed by the Imperial government, where they are required to speak the Quenminese language and compelled to adopt Quenminese customs and culture; although, with Bảo Thịnh's magnanimity, he allowed for them to keep some of their fundamental customs.