Failure of the Taiping Rebellion
There were three major reasons for the failure of the Taiping Rebellion:-
- Internal Differences:- While Hong Xiuquan was busy fighting the war, he appointed certain soldiers to govern their own conquered territories. Slowly and gradually, these soldiers started becoming powerful within the Taiping population. This posed a threat to Hong’s growing power. He ordered the killing of several military and political leaders, which led to the development of the Tianjin Incident of 1856.
- Poor Leadership:- The Tianjin Incident came as a shock to leaders who were a part of the Taiping Rebellion. They started losing faith in Hong which was very detrimental for the Taiping Rebellion. They no longer wanted to be a part of the rebellion.
- Lack of Competence:- The major mistake of the rebellion was that the troops were busy invading the major cities rather than looking over the cities and towns that they had already conquered. The Taiping Rebellion lacked the participation of some competent officials. The educated officials were not comfortable being a part of the Taiping Rebellion as the leaders of the rebellion were mostly religious and uneducated.
Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion: The term rebellion mainly signifies those events in History where a group of people organized a violent insurrection against the government that was in power. One such major rebellion that took place around the 19th century was the Taiping Rebellion in China.
In this article, we will discuss the Taiping Rebellion in brief, its causes, how it progressed, leaders who were involved in the Taiping Rebellion, death tolls, and some interesting facts related to the Taiping Rebellion.