Jason Bishop Prof. Nardini HIST 112-A 6 April 2011 The Rise and Fall of the “Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace” The Taiping Rebellion is the largest and bloodiest ever to take place in china‚ the rebellion lasted all the way from 1850 until 1864. It is estimated that over twenty million Chinese died resulting from this rebellion. This movement was started by a man name Hong Xiu-quan who started his career as a failed Confucian scholar that later claimed to have been visited by God and Jesus
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and Kosovo Wars to the Vietnam War for the United States and the Afghanistan War for the Soviet Union‚ history has a way of showing us that we can try to prevent events from happening‚ but eventually they will happen again in a different generation and country. In fact‚ history is repeating itself right now‚ playing out across the globe‚ reenacting wars and genocides that happened years ago‚ allowing us to create predictions of how these wars will end by looking at similar‚ past wars. One prediction
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The Taiping movement‚ an experimental revolution in China that struck a formidable blow to the Manchus in the mid 19th century‚ is widely debated and questions pertaining to its character’‚ whether it was a Rebellion or a Revolution‚ remain largely unsettled. Some historians regard it as a full-fledged revolution‚ even to the extent of calling it the harbinger of the Communist Movement; while others believe that the former is a gross over-glorification‚ and that the Taiping Movement was no more
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Did Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Play an Important Role in the Westernization of China? Mao Zedong (1949) has ever said in On the People Democratic Dictatorship that‚ “From the time of China’s defeat in the Opium War of 1840‚ Chinese progressives went through untold hardships in their quest for truth from the Western countries. Hong Xiuquan‚ Kang Youwei‚ Yan Fu and Sun Yat-sen were representative of those who had looked to the West for truth before the Communist Party of China was born.” However
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How significant was western thought to the development of the Taiping in china 1851- 1864 The development of the taiping movement was influenced by western thought originally. The taiping movement based its ideology on western Christian values‚ such as the creation of heavenly kingdom and the characteristics of its revolution were evidently influenced by Christianity. However the taiping movement had to adapt to its atmosphere thereby adopting some Chinese values and thought into his revolutionary
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Rebellion versus the Taiping Rebellion Although India and China are different when it comes to religion and culture‚ the Taiping Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India had their similarities and their differences‚ which allowed them to succeed in some parts of their rebellions and fail in other. However‚ neither of these rebellions were truly successful in the sense that neither of them achieved their main goals. Even though the leaders of the Sepoy Rebellion and the Taiping Rebellion used
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During the three years of the Opium War‚ Great Britain destroyed much of China’s coastal and river forts. Under the pressure of the superior military tactics and firepower from Britain‚ the Qing dynasty finally surrendered to the British terms. As a result‚ China opened its five coastal ports to Britain‚ limited tariffs on British goods‚ covered the costs of the war‚ and gave extraterritorial rights to British citizens in the Treaty of Nanjing. Due to the increasing British’s presence in China‚ it
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Reed Jacobs Starting in 1851 the uprising of the Taipings began. The taipings established a “heavenly kingdom of great peace” under Christ returning in the shape of his younger Chinese brother‚ Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan attempted to pass the test to become a Sonfucian scholar‚ which 95% of people who took the test failed‚ as Hong did. A brutal illness came upon Hong that would last for a long time. He received a pamphlet from the Protestant Christian missionary. He claimed that
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The Opium War‚ the Taiping Rebellion‚ and the Indian Rebellion all had many issues with government‚ society‚ economy‚ and the citizens. Also‚ all three had leaders that wanted a change. The three wars and rebellions had a very large amount of deaths‚ damage to citizens‚ lack of money‚ and a forever memory of these horrible events. Leaders like Lin Zexu‚ Hong Xiuquan‚ and Guofan all demanded a change‚ whether it failed or not. The Chinese had many problems leading in the government‚ society‚ and
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The Taiping rebellion‚ in Southern China‚ resulted in an estimated 20‚000‚000 deaths. So many people died for their cause. I see how important it is for people to stand up for their rights‚ and die for them to help future generations. Will anyone ever try to take away American freedoms‚ and cause a rebellions of this size? If it comes to it‚ I would stand up for the right to bear arms‚ freedom of music choice‚ and freedom of speech. One thing I would rebel for is the right to bear arms. For starters
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