The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion began in 1851 and reached its peak in 1853 when it captured Nanjing, a major Chinese city, and renamed it Tianjing, which means the ‘Heavenly Capital’.

The rebels looked like they were in the driving seat to take over all of China, but a few challenges stood in their way…

Find out what happens next in today’s episode, the 2nd and final part of a 2-part series on the Taiping Rebellion.

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