The crazy 19th century conflict that began with a failed student believing he is Jesus' younger brother and ended with approximately 20 million dead.

 

MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING

God’s Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan – J.D. Spence

Imperial China – F. Schurmann & O. Schell

China from the Opium Wars to the 1911 Revolution – J. Chesneaux et al

Rebellions and Revolutions: China 1800s to 2000 – J. Gray

https://www.britannica.com/event/Taiping-Rebellion