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Birth of Hong Xiuguan
Leader of the Taiping rebellion is born. -
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The Road to the Taijing Rebellion
The span of Hong's life until his death and the defeat of the Taiping rebellion. -
Christian Missionaries
Hong's first encounter with the Christian missionaries "opens" his eyes -
Hongs Vision
Hong had a dream in which he was taken to heaven and watched the rest of the world experience the apocolypse -
The Opium war starts
War between the British and Chinese over the drug Opium starts -
Treaty of Nanjing
The treaty of Nanjiong was a treaty that marked the end of the Opium war the circumstances of the treaty were humiliating for China -
Another exam failed
Hong failed the civil service exam for the 4th time he decided to read a Christian book that revealed his vision -
Recruiting for the Taiping Rebellion
Recruiting for the Taiping rebellion starts and hundreds of thousands of angry peasants joined what became the Taiping rebellion numbering in the 20,000s -
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Hong declares himself heavenly king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom -
Capturing Cities
By this point they have captured many great cities, they took hold of Nanjing and freed it of "demons" -
Hong Xiquan Dies
Hong was the leader of the Taiping rebellion. He died when the Qing Empire retook Nanjing nearly ten years after it was captured by Hongs forces. Hongs death was the end of the Taiping rebellion, and also the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.