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Ep. 281 | The Taiping Rebellion (Part 2)

The China History Podcast

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The Great Battle of Nanching in 1853

The trail of death that went back to guelin in 18 51 was now starting to pick up pace. Nan ching had been the capital of so many past dynasties, and most recently, where jul and jung had set up his ming dynasty. The forty or so thousand manshoes living and defending inside the city were slaughtered to the last person. And as savored his victory, the poor sen fung emperor, well, didn't know it yet, but he's going to have another very troublesome and destructive rebellion on his hands,. this one closer to home led by the nen rebels.

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