Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 太平天國／太平天国 (Tàipíng Tiānguó).

Proper noun

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

(historical) A theocratic absolute monarchy based on Christian teaching led by Hong Xiuquan that rebelled against the ruling Qing dynasty from 1851 to 1864 in China.

Translations

Christian theocratic rebellion in China

Chinese:
Mandarin: 太平天國／太平天国 (zh) (Tàipíng Tiānguó)
Japanese: 太平天国 (Taihei Tengoku)
Korean: 태평천국 (太平天國) (ko) (taepyeongcheon'guk)
Vietnamese: Thái Bình Thiên Quốc

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