chapter 32
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
Asia [2]
Qing Dynasty [3]
Peasant revolts [5]
Modern history [7]
Edo period [8]
Meiji period [10]
Taiping Rebellion [11]
Hundred Days' Reform [12]
Politics [14]
Chapter 32 Hong xiuquan-village teacher and prepares for civil service exams, but he failed and went into a collapse with visions. Once recovered, he practiced for the fourth time but got interested in Christianity, believing he was the brother of Jesus and he should reform China. He wanted to destroy the Qing and joined the society of God worshipers, and he led a rebellion calling himself heavenly king and proclaiming his dynasty, the Taiping tianguo(heavenly kingdom of great peace). Problems common to Ottoman, Russian, Tokugawa Japan, and China?s rule