Hakka migration

Due the great threats of war among other incidents, the Hakka fled in 5 stages. The first began with an invasion of non-Chinese from the north into the plains. This had created a period in Chinese history known as the 16 states. Nearing the end of the Tang dynasty the country had become filled with corruption and poor government and the threat of war had begun a second wave in population migration. The Mongol conquest of China in the mid-20^th century caused the Hakka to flee south again. The fourth wave occurred when the Ming dynasty collapsed. China was then conquered by another non-Chinese invader, the Manchu, who formed the Qing dynasty. Near the end of the 1830s the Taiping rebellion lead by a fiery Hakka Christian preacher lead the to the establishment of the Da Ping Tian Guo or the Great Kingdom of Heavenly Peace to rival the Manchu Qing government. This lasted about 50 years and weakened when its leader died. Poor leadership caused the kingdom to collapse. The Qing government cruelly pursued its one time followers and hence led to the 5^th great movement. At this moment a new wave of Hakka migration can be added, this time outside Asia. Many migrants found manual labor in America at the end of the 20^th century. Furthermore, recently people have moved to Europe and built businesses.

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