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Hong Tianguifu (23 November 1849 – 18 November 1864) was the second and last king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as the Junior Lord ( 幼主 ). Officially, like his father Hong Xiuquan , he was the King of Heaven ( 天王 ).
Hong Xiuquan (1 January 1814 – 1 June 1864), born Hong Huoxiu and with the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
Hong Tianguifu (23 November 1849-18 November 1864) was King of the Heavenly Kingdom from 6 June to 18 November 1864, succeeding Hong Xiuquan. Hong Tianguifu was born in Hua County, Guangdong, Qing China in 1849, the son of Hong Xiuquan.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (1851–1864), was a theocratic absolute monarchy which sought to overthrow the Qing dynasty. The Heavenly Kingdom, or Heavenly Dynasty, [1] [a] was led by Hong Xiuquan. Its capital was at Tianjing, present-day Nanjing.
Oct 2, 2021 · The city fell, twenty thousand Taiping were slaughtered in one day, and the leaders, including Li Xiucheng, and Hong Rengan and the young king Hong Tianguifu who had tried to escape and hide, were all hunted, arrested, and executed.
Aug 17, 2022 · Hong’s son Tianguifu inherited the throne of the Heavenly King, but the 15-year-old was ill-equipped to rule. He managed to escape the city, but was captured and executed within months. Some Taiping strongholds remained, while others splintered off into distinct rebel factions, but none of them managed to gain a foothold.
Hong Tianguifu (23 November 1849 – 18 November 1864) was the second and last king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as the Junior Lord ( 幼主 ). Officially, like his father Hong Xiuquan, he was the King of Heaven ( 天王 ).
