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1862 BCE
1862
The "Ever Victorious Army," led initially by American Frederick Townsend Ward and later
by British Charles Gordon, begins operations against the Taiping rebels. -
January 11th, 1850
Hong Xiuquan formally establishes the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, declaring himself
the Heavenly King. He believed that it must be destroyed private property should be abolsied communal welth to share should be created -
January 11th, 1851
The Jintian Uprising marks the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion. -
March 19 1853
Taiping forces capture Nanjing, which becomes the capital of the Taiping Heavenly
Kingdom and is renamed Tianjing. Hong and his followers in society of god worhsipeers took naming in 1853. The diverted attention to capturing beijing -
August 9th 1856
Internal conflict leads to the Tianjing Incident, where Yang Xiuqing, a key leader, is
assassinated. who was an important leader in rebellion an due to power struggles with the withdrawal of hong xuiquan from public affairs -
December
The Taiping forces attempt to capture Shanghai but are repelled. The Qing troops led by empress doawger cixi fought back alongside the
support from Western powers. -
1864
Nanjing falls to Qing forces, effectively marking the end of the Taiping Rebellion.Hong Xiuquan dies, and the remaining Taiping territories quickly fall. " After lingering illness, he committed suicide in june 1864" page 737. The rebellion finally came to an end and changed the Chinese history forever.