Green Standard Army

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The Green Standard Army was a major component of the Qing dynasty’s military forces, composed largely of Han Chinese soldiers serving as a standing army for internal security and regional defense.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Green Standard Army canonical 4

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Qing dynasty military unit ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
commandLanguage Chinese ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf Han Chinese soldiers ⓘ
contrastedWith Eight Banners ⓘ
country Qing dynasty ⓘ
dissolvedWith fall of the Qing dynasty ⓘ
ethnicComposition Han Chinese ⓘ
existedIn China ⓘ
function border defense ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ
garrisonedIn provincial cities ⓘ
rural counties ⓘ
historicalPeriod Qing dynasty ⓘ
militaryBranchType standing army ⓘ
notableActivity participation in suppression of internal uprisings ⓘ
partOf Qing military ⓘ
linked to: Qing army
primaryRole internal security ⓘ
regional defense ⓘ
recruitmentBasis local recruitment ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo central Qing government ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty

provincial authorities ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
usedFor garrison duties ⓘ
policing ⓘ
suppression of rebellions ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qing army → hasPart → Green Standard Army ⓘ
Yong Ying regional armies → markedShiftFrom → Green Standard Army ⓘ
Yong Ying regional armies → precededBy → Green Standard Army ⓘ
New Army → predecessor → Green Standard Army ⓘ