In the heart of China in the middle of the 19th century if you did not go to Church on Sunday, you would be executed. Peasants were learning the Ten Commandments and being led by a man who destroyed every Buddhist and Confucian temple he could find. His goal was to create a "Heavenly Kingdom" for Christians in China, and millions came under his control.

Some have said it is the second bloodiest event in human history, behind World War 2. The Taiping Rebellion is a story hardly anyone knows in the West.

Learn the story of Hong Xiuquan, and the Rebellion he caused that changed the world. Part 2 is currently available only to our Patreon.

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