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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, 1854
This was the best of years: the Northern Expedition's banners had reached the walls of Tianjin, while the Western Expedition's blades at Jinggang forced Zeng Guofan to throw himself into the river. It was also the worst of years: the Northern Expedition's iron tide froze in the northern winter, and the Western Expedition's great victory was undone by infighting at Xiangtan. In 1854, the Heavenly Kingdom reached the height of its fortunes, and the seeds of its downfall were sown. That was the ye
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The Nine Princes' Succession Struggle: Starting with the Nighttime Capture of Nian Gengyao
My new book, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 1854, is out now. Feel free to check it out. In the fiftieth year of Kangxi’s reign, the struggle among the nine princes for the throne was at its most critical, and the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng was on the verge of being removed. The Eighth Prince, Yinsi, still had the hopes of the court behind him, while the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, waited for the perfect moment to strike. The Fourteenth Prince, Yinti, had yet to show his mettle. The officials of the ent
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