Wei Changhui was the North King of the Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China
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Pre-Rebellion involvement
During the early days of the movement during the 1840s, Wei was converted to Christianity by Feng Yunshan and Hong Xiuquan. Feng Yunshan (馮雲山 was an important leader during the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing government 1850&ndash1864 Hóng Xiùquán ( January 1 1814 &ndash June 1 1864 born Hong Renkun (洪仁坤 Courtesy name Huoxiu (火秀 was a Hakka Chinese who Wei's family clan was in control of a market town named Jiantin in Guangxi province which became a safe haven for the "God Worshippers" (the name given to the early Taipings). Guangxi (or Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
During the Rebellion
As thanks for his help during the Thistle Mountain days of the movement, Wei became a leader of the Taipings and subsequently became the North King of the Rebellion. In 1856 Wei organised the killing of the East King Yang Xiuqing and his followers in Nanking. Yang Xiuqing ( Chinese 楊秀清 Wade-Giles Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing (died September 2/3 1856 organizer and Commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles
Death of
Wei was slaughtered by Hong Xiuquan's elite bodyguard as repentance for Shi Dakai who was angered at the extent of the killings concerning Yang Xiuqing. Hóng Xiùquán ( January 1 1814 &ndash June 1 1864 born Hong Renkun (洪仁坤 Courtesy name Huoxiu (火秀 was a Hakka Chinese who Shi Dakai (1820- 25 June 1863 (石達開 born in Guigang Guangxi, also known as Wing King (Lord of Five Thousand Years was a commander in the Taiping Yang Xiuqing ( Chinese 楊秀清 Wade-Giles Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing (died September 2/3 1856 organizer and Commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
References
- Jonathan D. Spence - God's Chinese Son. - Norton Books.
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