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The story of the Taiping Rebellion - Michael Wood calls it the 'worst war of the C19th.' This short film is relevant for teaching history at Key Stage 3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and ...
Remarkably, China was also struck by what’s been called the bloodiest civil war in human history less than a century before the guns of WW2 fell silent: the Taiping Rebellion (1850 to 1864).
The Taiping Rebellion was an unfinished revolution Lau Guan Kim Updated: 2004-09-03 10:12 The Taiping Rebellion, from the perception of its leader, could erroneously be regarded as a cult movement.
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from SGS Taipings The game recreates the Taïping Rebellion (1851-64), the deadliest Chinese civil war, costing the lives of millions. Play the Taïping ...
Rebellion has shaped history from ancient Athens to modern Myanmar, often at staggering cost and under impossible odds. This in-depth episode explores what sparks mass uprisings, how rebel ...
The Taiping Rebellion and its self-proclaimed messiah threatened the Qing dynasty's hold on China as the nation battled Europe in the Opium Wars.
This poster presents a quantitative study that investigates how the static, centralized and agrarian fiscal system of the Qing China was transformed into a responsive, decentralized and diverse one ...
Apart from scholars, virtually nothing is known about the Taiping Rebellion except that British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon helped put it down, before meeting his end at Khartoum.
A potent mix of war, wuxia and male bonding, “The Warlords” uses a large canvas — the Taiping Rebellion in 19th-century China — as the backdrop for a small personal drama. Shouldering the ...