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Yang Xiuqing
19th-century Chinese military leader; commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang Xiuqing (simplified Chinese: 杨秀清; traditional Chinese: 楊秀清; pinyin: Yáng Xiùqīng; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing) (died September 2/3, 1856), was an organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion.
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Yang Xiuqing 楊秀清 | |||||
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East King (東王) | |||||
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East King of the Heavenly Kingdom | |||||
Reign | 1851–1856 | ||||
Successor | Hong Tianyou | ||||
Heavenly King | Hong Xiuquan | ||||
Born | Yang Silong (楊嗣龍) (1821-09-23)September 23, 1821 Xincun, Guiping, Guangxi, Qing China | ||||
Died | September 2, 1856(1856-09-02) (aged 34) Tianjing, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (modern Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) | ||||
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Father | Yang Yaqi (楊亞齊) | ||||
Mother | Gu Shi (古氏) | ||||
Religion | God Worshipping Society | ||||
Military career | |||||
Allegiance | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | ||||
Battles/wars | Taiping Rebellion | ||||
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For the Chinese ice hockey player, see Yang Xiuqing (ice hockey).