Punti–Hakka Clan Wars

Punti–Hakka Clan Wars
Date1855–1868
Location
Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta, particularly in Taishan and Sze Yup
Caused byRed Turban Rebellion (1854–1856)
Resulted inSignificant Hakka population moved to Guangxi, as well as emigration to other parts of the world
Parties
Casualties
Death500,000–1 million+

The Punti–Hakka Clan Wars were an ethnic conflict between the Hakka (Chinese: 家客; pinyin: jiākè – guest) and the Cantonese (Chinese: 本地; pinyin: běn dì JP bun2dei6 – local), both Han Chinese subgroups, fought largely in the Guangdong region of China which was then under the Qing Empire. Occurring between 1855 and 1868, the fighting was most intense in the Pearl River Delta, especially in Toi Shan of the Sze Yup counties. The wars resulted in up to one million deaths and the displacement of many more civilians.

Punti–Hakka Clan Wars
Traditional Chinese械鬥
Simplified Chinese械斗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǔkè Xièdòu
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThú hak hái-teu
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTou2 haak3 haai6 dau3