Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a state in South China and Taiwan (East Asia) that lasted from 1851 to 1864 CE, about 13 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

A rebel state led by Hong Xiuquan, who believed he was the younger brother of Jesus. It ruled much of the Yangtze valley from Nanjing, and the war to suppress it killed perhaps 20 million people.

See Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1851 to 1864 CE

Duration

13 years

Type

State

Region

South China and Taiwan, East Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Tianjing (Nanjing)

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1853 Perry's black ships

Neighbours in East Asia

• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE
• Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
• Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government) 1642 to 1951 CE
• Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) 1603 to 1868 CE
• Ryukyu Kingdom 1429 to 1879 CE
• Portuguese Macau 1557 to 1999 CE
• Manchuria under the Qing 1644 to 1907 CE
• British Hong Kong 1841 to 1997 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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