China: Hong Xiuquan (1 January 1814 - 1 June 1864), leader and 'Heavenly King' of the of the self-styled Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, better known as the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). Engraving, 1853. The Chinese characters below his image read 'Tian De' or Heavenly Virtue'. Hong Xiuquan, born Hong Renkun and style name Huoxiu, was a Hakka Chinese who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over varying portions of southern China, with himself as the 'Heavenly King' and self-proclaimed brother of Jesus Christ.

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