杜文秀
Du Wenxiu was not directing his rebellion against the Han, instead, he was anti-Qing and wanted to destroy the Manchu government. During the revolt, Hui who were from provinces which were not in rebellion, like Sichuan and Zhejiang, served as negotiators between rebellious Hui and the Qing government. One of Du Wenxiu's banners stated "Deprive the Manchu Qing of their Mandate to Rule" (), and he called on Han to assist Hui to overthrow the Manchu regime and drive them out of China. Du's forces led multiple non-Muslim forces, including Han Chinese, Li, Bai, and Hani. Du Wenxiu also called for unity between Muslim Hui and Han. He was quoted as saying "our army has three tasks: to drive out the Manchus, unite with the Chinese, and drive out traitors."