Hong Xiuquan[c] (1 January 1814 [b] – 1 June 1864), born Hong Huoxiu[d] and with the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion …

Hong Xiuquan (born Jan. 1, 1814, Huaxian [now Huadu], Guangdong province, China—died June 1, 1864, Nanjing) was a Chinese religious prophet and leader of the Taiping Rebellion …

Raised and educated as a Confucianist, Hong failed the civil service examinations four times. In 1837, during an illness, Hong had a religious vision, in which a man with a golden beard told …

Hong Xiuquan was a Chinese religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty from 1850 to 1864.

Feb 22, 2018 · The Taiping forces were run as a cult-like group called the God Worshipping Society by self-proclaimed prophet Hong Xiuquan, and resulted in the rebels seizing the city of …

Nov 18, 2023 · This is the story of Hong Xiuquan, whose personal struggles and mystical visions led to the creation of the God Worshippers Society—a revolutionary movement that would …

Hong Xiuquan created and led the first revolutionary movement to shake the traditional Chinese political system. His movement, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was a cataclysmic upheaval …

Dec 15, 2025 · Hong Xiuquan was not only the founder and leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom , but also a controversial figure. His ideals, beliefs, political ideas and ultimate failure …

A self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus Christ [3] and convert to Protestant Christianity, Hong Xiuquan led an army that controlled a significant part of southern China during the middle of …

Chinese History - Hong Xiuquan was a Hakka Chinese who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over varying portions of southern …