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So, while browsing Wikipedia, I came across an article on the Taiping Rebellion. A crazy christian cult, lead by a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ himself, led a revolt which would nearly control Southern China and claim around 25 million lives. It could be considered the largest war of the 1800's, even surpassing the Napoleonic wars. Britian and France eventually intervened to stop it. Other revolts happened around the same time, including the Nien Rebelion, Dungan Revolt, and Panthay Rebellion, which all occured from 1850 to 1870. So, what if these rebellions succeed? Could China Balkanize right then and there with the fall of the Qing Dynsaty almost fifty years before OTL?
Also, would the lack of intervention by the powers be enough to have the rebellion become a success? Because then in other timelines, such as Britannia's Fist or the Trent War, if Britian and France are preoccupied, then a side effect could be China collapsing.