Ep. 281 | The Taiping Rebellion (Part 2)

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We're back with more of the Taiping Rebellion. In this episode, we trace the Taiping Rebels as they make their way from Yong'an in Guangxi all the way to the southern capital of Nanjing. As they make their way north and east towards western Jiangsu they grow in numbers and seize great amounts of weapons, silver, and boats.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Lossel Montgomery here with a quick promo message for you, first of all.
0:04.9	Thanks for listening to the China History Podcast, my everlasting gratitude for checking
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0:39.2	transformed into a beverage that inspired a million great ideas.
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0:58.5	show called The Chinese Sayings Podcast.
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