#327 - Taiping 4_ The Heavenly Kingdom

Podcast: The History of China Podcast · Chris Stewart

Opublikowano: 2026-04-28

The God-Worshippers of Thistle Mountain managed to survive their first test — but now the world itself seems dead-set on finishing the job. When unprecedented rains lead to flooding, famine, and pestilence across southern China, the last institutions holding things together collapse, leaving those on the margins to their own survival. Until, that is, the divine summons of the Second Son of God calls them — one and all — to the village of Jintian, a bold maneuver that will force a response from the Qing dynasty itself. Time Period Covered: 1849-1851 CE Major Historical Figures: God-Worshippers/Taiping: Hong Xiuquan, prophet, Heavenly King [1814–1864] Feng Yun...