The Taiping Rebellion a massive and brutal civil war that tore through China from 1850 to 1864 was a truly devastating event. It pitted the established Qing Dynasty against the newly formed Taiping Heavenly Kingdom a group led by Hong Xiuquan a man who claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ. The war lasted fourteen long years and resulted in a staggering loss of life somewhere between twenty and thirty million people perished This immense death toll had a lasting effect on China fundamentally weakening the Qing Dynasty and leaving its mark on the country's social economic and political life for many years to come.

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