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Give a brief description of the Scholars Revolt.

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(i) The Scholars’ Revolt occurred in 1868.

(ii) This revolt was led by officials at the imperial court.

(iii) These officials were angered by the spread of Catholicism and French power in Vietnam.

(iv) They led a general uprising in Ngu Au and Ha Tien provinces where over a thousand Catholics were killed.

(v) Catholic missionaries had been active in winning converts since the early seventeenth century and by the middle of the eighteenth century had converted some 300,000.

(vi) The French crushed the movement. But this uprising was in no way less important. It inspired other patriots to rise up against the colonial power.



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