The Taiping Rebellion Was Primarily

The Taiping Rebellion was primarily

A) an uprising of China's urban majority.
B) an attempt by the Qing rulers to bring Tibet into the Chinese empire.
C) a peasant revolt by peasants and other discontented elements in China's south.
D) instigated by the British against the Manchus.
E) of little consequence, with little or no violence or loss of life.