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Hong Xiu Quan

/ ˈhɒŋ ˈʃjuː ˈtʃwɑːn /

noun

  1. Hong Xiu Quan18141864MChineseRELIGION: religious leaderPOLITICS: revolutionary 1814–64, Chinese religious leader and revolutionary. Claiming (1851) to be Christ's brother, he led the Taiping rebellion; committed suicide when it was defeated


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