Hong Xiuquan

E659887

Hong Xiuquan was a 19th-century Chinese religious leader and revolutionary who led the massive Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty, claiming to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century Chinese person
Chinese revolutionary
political leader
rebellion leader
religious leader
associatedWith Feng Yunshan NERFINISHED
Hong Rengan NERFINISHED
Shi Dakai NERFINISHED
Yang Xiuqing NERFINISHED
birthPlace Guangdong Province NERFINISHED
Huaxian, Guangdong NERFINISHED
Qing Empire NERFINISHED
birthYear 1814
capitalEstablishedAt Tianjing (Nanjing) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Chinese civil wars of the 19th century
Taiping Rebellion NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Qing Empire NERFINISHED
deathPlace Nanjing NERFINISHED
Qing Empire NERFINISHED
Tianjing NERFINISHED
deathYear 1864
education Confucian classical education
era late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Hakka NERFINISHED
familyName Hong NERFINISHED
founded God Worshipping Society NERFINISHED
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom NERFINISHED
givenName Xiuquan NERFINISHED
influencedBy Christian missionary tracts
Liang Fa NERFINISHED
Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED
knownFor claiming to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ
founding the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
leading the Taiping Rebellion
languageSpoken Chinese
Hakka
movement Taiping Rebellion NERFINISHED
name Hong Xiuquan NERFINISHED
notableEvent capture of Nanjing in 1853
proclamation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1851
visions after examination failure
opponent Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing imperial forces NERFINISHED
positionHeld Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom NERFINISHED
religion Christianity-inspired syncretic faith
God Worshipping Society NERFINISHED
title Heavenly King NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom founder Hong Xiuquan