Saturday, December 7, 2024

Collection of facts about the Taiping Rebellion

This post is a collection of facts about the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). There are 9 facts listed below.

  • Qing dynasty vs. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
  • Uprising lead by Hong Xiuquan
  • Attempt to overthrow government and spread Christianity
  • God Worshipping Society formed: 1843
  • Jintian uprising: Jan 11th, 1851
  • Tianjing incident: Sept - Oct 1856
  • Battle of Jiangnan: Feb - May 1860
  • Battle of Shanghai: Jun 1861
  • Third Battle of Nanjing: Mar - July 1864
  • Total casualties: 20 - 30 million

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