Hong Xiuquan
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Hong Xiuquan, born Hong Huoxiu and with the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. He established the Taiping He
Alleged drawing of Hong Xiuquan, dating from around the early 1850s
Statue of Hong Xiuquan in front of his former residence in Guangzhou
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, was a theocratic monarchy that sought to overthrow the Qing dynasty. The Heavenly Kingdom, or Heavenly Dynasty, was led by Hong Xi
Hong Xiuquan
…the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. He established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over large portions of southern China, with himself as its "Heavenly King". Born into a Hakka family in Guangzhou, Hong claimed to have experienced…
Taiping–Qing naval battle on the Yangtze near Nanjing
Miniature of the Palace of Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing
The Heavenly King's throne in Nanjing