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Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (185164). The Taiping Rebellion has been called the greatest popular revolt in modern history, and it came remarkably close to toppling the Ch'ing empire some fifty years before it was finally overthrown in 1911.

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1. Introduction; 2. The capture of Li Hsiu-ch'eng and the origin of the Deposition; 3. Tseng Kuo-fan and Li Hsiu-ch'eng; 4. Tseng Kuo-fan and the Deposition; 5. A hero made and overthrown; 6. Li Hsiu-ch'eng and his Deposition: an assessment.

Taiping Rebel

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521104869, 978-0521104869
      ISBN10: 0521104866
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (185164). The Taiping Rebellion has been called the greatest popular revolt in modern history, and it came remarkably close to toppling the Ch'ing empire some fifty years before it was finally overthrown in 1911.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. The capture of Li Hsiu-ch'eng and the origin of the Deposition; 3. Tseng Kuo-fan and Li Hsiu-ch'eng; 4. Tseng Kuo-fan and the Deposition; 5. A hero made and overthrown; 6. Li Hsiu-ch'eng and his Deposition: an assessment.

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