deja entendu parler de cette guerre ci ? , avec sa capitale a Nanjing,
et comprenant une grande partie du sud de la chine :
A heterodox Christian convert, Hong led an army that controlled much of southern China, with about 30 million people. The rebel Kingdom announced social reforms and the replacement of Confucianism, Buddhism and Chinese folk religion by a form of Christianity, holding that Hong Xiuquan was the younger brother of Jesus. The Taiping areas were besieged by Qing forces throughout most of the rebellion. The Qing government defeated the rebellion with the eventual aid of French and British forces. The conflict was one of the deadliest wars in history, with about 25 million killed, mainly civilians.