Taiping Rebellion

By Micah+=+

  • January 11th, 1850: Hong Xiuguan formally establishes the Taiping Heavenly kingdom, declaring himself the heavenly king

  • January 11th, 1851: The Jintian Uprising marks the beginning of the Taipian Rebellion

    January 11th, 1851: The Jintian Uprising marks the beginning of the Taipian Rebellion

  • March, 1853: Taiping forces capture Nanjing, which becomes the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and is renamed Tianjing.

    On March 19th 1853, the Taipings captured the city of Nanjing and named it Tianjing

  • August, 1856: August: Internal conflict leads to the Tianjing Incident, where Yang Xiuqing, a key leader, is assassinated.

    The Taijing accident refers to an event where an important leader Yang Xiuqing, was assassinated due to internal power struggles. The Taijing incident was one of the factors that led to the eventual failure of the Taiping Rebellion.
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    December, 1860: The Taiping forces attempt to capture Shanghai but are repelled by Qing troops with support from Western powers.

    In 1860 an attempt to take Shanghi was repelled by US and British land forces. https://www.britannica.com/summary/Taiping-Rebellion
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    February, 1862: The "Ever Victorious Army," led initially by American Frederick Townsend Ward and later by British Charles Gordon, begins operations against the Taiping rebels.

    By 1862 Hong Xiuguan largely withdrawn from public affairs, as he saught solace in diversion in Haram and religious reflection.
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    1864, July 19th Nanjing falls to Qing forces, effectively marking the end of the Taiping Rebellion. August Hong Xiuquan dies, and the remaining Taiping territories quickly fall.

    In 1864 June 1864, and in the following months Nanjing fell, government forces killed over 100,000 Taipings. By the end of the year the rebellion was over at a costly toll.