-The Taiping Rebellion was a Chinese civil war fought against the ruling court of the Qing Dynasty.
-The Qing Dynasty was in decline.
-There was massive flooding in the Huang He valley due to poor maintenance of irrigation systems and canals. The population explosions created hardship for Chinese peasants along with a corrupt government and taxes. Poverty and misery increased.
-The peasants rebelled. The Taiping Rebellion was probably the most devastating peasant revolt in history.
-The Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan. He exploited himself as a revolutionary prophet and wanted to establish the Taiping, "The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace."
-Hong Xiuquan believed he had religious visions and set himself as the brother of Jesus. He combined the ideas of Christianity and Confucianism.
-Hong Xiuquan spread his religious ideas and called an end to the hated Qing Dynasty.
-The Taiping rebels won control of large parts of China and held out for 14 years. The government crushed the rebellion in the end.
-The Taiping Rebellion almost overthrew the Qing Dynasty. It caused about 20-30 million deaths.
-Throught it all, the Qing Dynasty survived. It had to share power with regional commanders.
-During the rebellion, Europeans kept up pressure on China. Russia seized lands in northern China.
-The Taiping Rebellion was a Chinese civil war fought against the ruling court of the Qing Dynasty.
-The Qing Dynasty was in decline.
-There was massive flooding in the Huang He valley due to poor maintenance of irrigation systems and canals. The population explosions created hardship for Chinese peasants along with a corrupt government and taxes. Poverty and misery increased.
-The peasants rebelled. The Taiping Rebellion was probably the most devastating peasant revolt in history.
-The Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan. He exploited himself as a revolutionary prophet and wanted to establish the Taiping, "The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace."
-Hong Xiuquan believed he had religious visions and set himself as the brother of Jesus. He combined the ideas of Christianity and Confucianism.
-Hong Xiuquan spread his religious ideas and called an end to the hated Qing Dynasty.
-The Taiping rebels won control of large parts of China and held out for 14 years. The government crushed the rebellion in the end.
-The Taiping Rebellion almost overthrew the Qing Dynasty. It caused about 20-30 million deaths.
-Throught it all, the Qing Dynasty survived. It had to share power with regional commanders.
-During the rebellion, Europeans kept up pressure on China. Russia seized lands in northern China.