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Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion (1851–64) Revolt in China against the Manchurian
Qing dynasty, led by a Hakka fanatic, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan. The fighting laid waste to 17 provinces of China and resulted in more than 20 million deaths. The Qing never fully recovered their ability to govern all of China.
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Taiping's grand legacy
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Mohd Som New Straits Times 09-05-2001 Taiping's grand legacy Byline: Zalina Mohd...lina@nstp.com.my GETTING THERE Taiping is just off the North-South Highway...ACCOMMODATION Accommodation is relatively cheap in Taiping. Hotel rooms start from RM55 while a...
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Taiping's early start
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; Prof Khoo Kay Kim New Straits Times 05-15-2000 Taiping's early start Byline: Prof Khoo Kay Kim Edition...Kay Kim writes about the development of tin mining in Taiping. TAIPING is one of the forgotten towns of this country. Yet...
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Thomas H. Reilly. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire.(Book review)
Magazine article from: China Review International; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; Thomas H. Reilly. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Rebellion and the...00, ISBN 0-295-98430-9. The Taiping rebellion generated a massive peasant...religion was an essential factor. In The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Thomas H. Reilly...
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Cisco Solutions Help Taiping Life Insurance Create Integrated Voice and Data Network.
Business Wire; 5/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...IP Telephony Solutions Shanghai-based Taiping Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Cisco Systems...Nasdaq:CSCO), announced today that Taiping is deploying Cisco(R) Internet Protocol...and lower costs. This cooperation makes Taiping Life Insurance the first Chinese insurance...
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Once upon a time in Taiping
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Times 05-07-2003 Once upon a time in Taiping Byline: Jaspal Singh Edition: The City...its growing dilapidating condition, the Taiping railway station remains symbolic of the...transportation mode to transfer goods from Taiping to the port. Taiping until the World...
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Taiping Zoo the ideal place for animal lovers
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 6/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; Lee Su May New Straits Times 06-08-2000 Taiping Zoo the ideal place for animal lovers Byline...lakes and lush greenery, the 36-year-old Taiping Zoo in Taman Tasik Taiping is one of a kind in many ways, writes Lee Su May...
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A crusade for peace initiative in Taiping
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...2001 A crusade for peace initiative in Taiping Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: New...early 1800s gave birth to the town of Taiping, which means `Everlasting Peace...Rosli Ishak. WHEN the British established Taiping with the official signing of the Pangkor...
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Food enjoyment at quiet Taiping
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 6/6/2003; ; 664 words
; K. Kalai ..LD TAIPING, one of the oldest towns in the Malaysia, is a haven...New Straits Times 06-06-2003 Food enjoyment at quiet Taiping Byline: K. Kalai ..LD TAIPING, one of the oldest towns in the Malaysia, is a haven...
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TaiPing sets sail for Saipan
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; The Princess TaiPing, designed along the lines of Chinese...historic trans-Pacific voyage. The TaiPing crew is making the crossing in part to...vessels making long Pacific journeys. The TaiPing, launched in January 2008 after six years...
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Glad Taiping mamak stalls spared during Japanese bombing
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/11/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...New Straits Times 08-11-2002 Glad Taiping mamak stalls spared during Japanese bombing...merely shouts: "Wi, go home quick. Taiping got bombed. Not safe here." Before...passed me far away. I want to ask who bomb Taiping and why, and why not safe here, not...
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Taiping Rebellion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Taiping Rebellion 1850-64, revolt against the...object was to found a new dynasty, the Taiping [great peace]. Strong discontent with...W. J. Hail, Tseng Kuo-fan and the Taiping Rebellion (1927, repr. 1964); E...
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Taiping
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Taiping , city (1991 pop. 186,791), Perak, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula. Once the leading tin-mining center of Malaya...
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Hung Hsiu-ch'üan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Chinese religious leader and founder of the Taiping sect. His beliefs led to the Taiping Rebellion. Hung Hsiu-ch' ü an was...eventually forced it to assume a political role. Taiping Rebellion In July 1850 Hung and his followers...
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Tseng Kuo-fan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...responsible for the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion and is regarded as a model Confucian...1850 and 1864 China was racked by the Taiping Rebellion, which threatened to topple...armies which would eventually crush the Taiping forces. Because of his upright and moral...
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Li Hung-Chang
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...organize the local militia to fight the Taiping and Nien rebels. For the next 6 years...commander of his own army fighting the Taiping rebels in Kiangsi. Between 1859 and 1862...Ever Victorious Army, cleared Kiangsu of Taiping rebels. Through the efforts of Tseng...
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