Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a massive mid-19th-century Chinese rebel state and millenarian theocracy that waged the devastating Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taiping Rebellion | 16 |
| Taiping Heavenly Kingdom canonical | 2 |
| Heavenly Kingdom on Earth | 1 |
| suppression of the Taiping Rebellion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1498510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Context triple: [Nanjing, formerCapitalOf, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom]
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Oriental Revolution
Oriental Revolution is a historical work associated with Uruguayan national hero José Gervasio Artigas that relates to his leadership in the struggle for independence in the Río de la Plata region.
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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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Chinese Revolution
The Chinese Revolution was the prolonged political and social upheaval in China that culminated in the Communist Party’s victory in 1949 and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong.
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Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Chinese Soviet Republic
The Chinese Soviet Republic was a short-lived, self-declared communist state established by the Chinese Communist Party in the early 1930s, centered in Jiangxi province and serving as a precursor to the later People's Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Target entity description: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a massive mid-19th-century Chinese rebel state and millenarian theocracy that waged the devastating Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
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A.
Oriental Revolution
Oriental Revolution is a historical work associated with Uruguayan national hero José Gervasio Artigas that relates to his leadership in the struggle for independence in the Río de la Plata region.
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B.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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C.
Chinese Revolution
The Chinese Revolution was the prolonged political and social upheaval in China that culminated in the Communist Party’s victory in 1949 and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong.
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D.
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Chinese Soviet Republic
The Chinese Soviet Republic was a short-lived, self-declared communist state established by the Chinese Communist Party in the early 1930s, centered in Jiangxi province and serving as a precursor to the later People's Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
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millenarian movement ⓘ rebel state ⓘ theocracy ⓘ |
| abolished | traditional Confucian civil service examinations ⓘ |
| alsoFought |
foreign-supported Qing forces
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local militias ⓘ |
| areaPeakApprox | over 600,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| capital |
Tianjin
ⓘ
surface form:
Tianjing
|
| capitalFormerName | Nanjing ⓘ |
| claimedLegitimacy | Mandate of Heaven ⓘ |
| claimedReligiousStatus |
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Heavenly Kingdom on Earth
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| claimedRulerTitle | Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiping Rebellion
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| currency |
Taiping coinage
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silver tael ⓘ |
| deathTollContext | one of the deadliest conflicts in history ⓘ |
| endTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| establishedEvent | Jintian Uprising ⓘ |
| establishedIn |
Guangxi Province
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surface form:
Guangxi
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| estimatedWarDeaths | tens of millions ⓘ |
| fallEvent | Qing recapture of Nanjing in 1864 ⓘ |
| founder | Hong Xiuquan ⓘ |
| governmentType |
absolute monarchy
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theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian utopianism
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anti-Manchuism ⓘ millenarianism ⓘ |
| introduced | some female military participation ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
Son of Heaven
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surface form:
Heavenly King
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| locatedIn |
central China
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southern China ⓘ |
| mainEnemy |
Qing army
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surface form:
Qing imperial forces
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| officialLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| policy |
ban on alcohol
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ban on footbinding ⓘ ban on opium ⓘ ban on prostitution ⓘ ban on tobacco ⓘ communal property system (in theory) ⓘ land redistribution program ⓘ separation of men and women in daily life ⓘ |
| populationPeakApprox | over 30 million ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion (reinterpreted)
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heterodox Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 1851 ⓘ |
| usedScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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Subject: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Description of subject: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a massive mid-19th-century Chinese rebel state and millenarian theocracy that waged the devastating Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
Referenced by (20)
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