Taiping+Rebellion

Taiping Rebellion The Taiping Rebellion was an uprising in Qing China during the 1850's and early 1860's. Hong Xiuquan led the rebellion. He gained control of land in the Yangtze valley. The Qing army was constantly putting pressure on them on Hong and his followers. Hong was a man of reform. He was part Christian which offered the peope a new way of life different from the traditional Confucian ways. He also believed in land reform and better rights for women. These kinds of reform are usually viewed as Western ideas.

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Created by Joe Hampton on February 11, 2009.

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