Ep. 280 | The Taiping Rebellion (Part 1)
The China History Podcast
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The Typing Rebellion - Episode 200
In 18 forty two, 20 million people died as a result of this movement led by hong shoten. By the start of the typing rebellion, china was already in the ninth year of the so call d century of humiliation. The scale of these national catastrophes and the convulsions felt across every aspect of society, from the palaces of the forbidden city to the poorest, most despondent peasant family,. These numbers serve to shock us to our senses. As of this moment, globally, the w h o says just under four point two million deaths have occurred from covid. That's world wide. If there is any truth to the total fatalities from the typing rebellion
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