What is Taiping Rebellion?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = Taiping Rebellion | nickname = Long hair | image = Naval battle between Taiping-Qing on Yangtze.jpg | caption = ''Battle of the Yangtze'' | date = December 1850 – August 1864 | place = [[China]] | casus = | territory = | result = Victory by the [[Qing Dynasty]]<br>Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom<br>Weakening of the [[Qing Dynasty]] | combatant1 = Qing Dynasty '''Later stages:'''<br> {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[France]] | combatant2 = Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | commander1 = Qing Dynasty Xianfeng Emperor<br> Qing Dynasty Tongzhi Emperor<br> Qing Dynasty [[Empress Dowager Cixi]]<br> Qing Dynasty Zeng Guofan<br> Qing Dynasty Sengge Rinchen<br> Zuo Zongtang<br> {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Charles George Gordon<br> {{flagicon|United States}} Frederick Townsend Ward{{KIA}}<br> Qing Dynasty Guam Wing | commander2 = Hong Xiuquan{{KIA}}<br> Yang Xiuqing<br> Xiao Chaogui{{KIA}}<br> Feng Yunshan{{KIA}}<br> Wei Changhui{{KIA}}<br> Shi Dakai{{KIA}}<br> Li Xiucheng{{KIA}}<br> {{flagicon|United States}} Henry Andres Burgevine{{KIA}} | strength1 = 2,000,000–5,000,000 regulars<br>~340,000 militia | strength2 = 1,000,000–3,000,000 regulars 100,000 female regulars | casualties1 = Over 50,000 soldiers killed | casualties2 = Around 75,000 soldiers killed | casualties3 = '''Total Dead'''~20,000,000 including civilians and soldiers (best estimate){{cn}} | notes = }} The '''Taiping Rebellion''' was a [[civil war]] in [[China]] from 1850 to 1864. It was led by Hong Xiuquan. The Taiping Rebellion was against the ruling [[Qing Dynasty]]. About 20 million people died.{{cn}} Most of them were [[wikt:civilian|civilians]]. Hong established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (太平天囯).<ref>note that the uncommon variant character 囯 is used. This is different from the more common variants 國 and 国. The variant is different because it does not have a dot stroke,