Xiuquan
Xiuquan is a Chinese masculine given name, typically rendered in pinyin as Xiuquan. The name is most prominently associated with Hong Xiuquan (1814–1864), the founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and leader of the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
Hong Xiuquan was born into a Hakka family in Guangdong and initially pursued the imperial examinations. In
The Taiping Rebellion grew into one of the largest civil wars in world history, lasting for about
The rebellion had lasting effects on late imperial China, weakening the Qing state and influencing later reform