noun
Boxer Rebellion; North China Incident
Historical term for the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901). The reading ほくしんじへん is standard; ほくせいじへん is also seen but less common.
北清事変は、義和団の乱とも呼ばれる。
The Boxer Rebellion is also called the Yihetuan Movement.
義和団の乱 is a more common modern Japanese term for the Boxer Rebellion. 北清事変 is an older, more formal historical designation.
Compound of 北清 (ほくしん, 'North China') and 事変 (じへん, 'incident'). The term was used in Meiji-era Japan to refer to the Boxer Rebellion.