What title did Hong Xiuquan take?
Heavenly King
Emperor
Supreme Leader
Divine Ruler
Answer
Heavenly King was the title taken by Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Rebellion in China. The Taiping Rebellion was a major uprising against the Qing dynasty that lasted from 1850 to 1864. Xiuquan established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a theocratic state based on his own syncretic religious beliefs, and declared himself its Heavenly King.
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