Jesus's brother killed millions of people Explained by Countryballs (Taiping Rebillion)

hi taiping Rebellion also known as the taiping Revolution was a massive and devastating conflict that took place in China from 1850 to 1864 this Rebellion took more lives than the World War I let's get started the mid 19th century was a tumultuous period in China marked by economic hardship social unrest and dissatisfaction with the Ching government's corruption and in competence the opium trade foreign incursions and natural disasters further fueled discontent among the population foreign influence was also growing in China the first Opium War from 1839 to 1842 ended in the defeat of China at the hands of the British IT resulted in the treaty of Nan King which forced China to seed Hong Kong to Britain open several ports for trade and Grant extra territorial rights to foreigners the second Opium War from 1856 to 1860 was a conflict involving a coalition of Western Powers primarily Britain and France against China this war further weakened China's position leading to additional concessions and the ratification of the Treaty of tiensin in the midst of all this there was an ambitious man named Hong Shu Kwan his aim was to clear the civil service exam to have a better life he failed multiple attempts of the exam in 1837 Hong returned home and went to bed complaining of sickness in a feverish State Hong hallucinated a journey to a Heavenly land and met Jesus Christ in his dream when he woke up he claimed that he was the younger brother of Jesus the villagers and his family believed he had gone insane over time Hong put the incident behind him and pursued civil service exams again in 1843 Hong read liang's track act in which he encountered the teachings of Jesus which changed Hong's view of Chinese society and Confucian values Hong became convinced the father in his fever dream from years before was Jesus Hong revealed his dream to relatives and his message began to spread Hong and some of his followers took to the road selling writing ink and brushes to fund their travels Hong returned home to support his family and work on further tracks but his disciples still track traveled vigorously spreading his ideas and forming a group known as the god worshiping Society Hong started to gain thousands of followers not because of religious teachings but also due to his anti-government propaganda he called for a rebellion against the government that didn't serve the interests of people and was under foreign influence the Tai ping Rebellion officially began in 1850 when Hong and his followers staged a rebellion against the Ching Dynasty the Tai ping Rebels were initially successful capturing Nanjing in 1853 and establishing it as their Capital however the Rebellion quickly turned into one of the bloodiest conflicts in history after an attempt to seize Beijing was repelled Hong chose to cease conquest and concentrate on building an Administration in Nanjing the taing held Nanjing for 11 years Hong stepped back from most secular matters of governance leaving that work to others who soon slipped into decadence that conflicted with taiping religious ideals one of these the Channeler Yang shuing claimed that God wanted Hong dead the plot was thwarted Yang was beheaded and his family members slaughtered the taiping forces organized into a disciplined Army launched campaigns throughout Southern China gaining control over large territories they aimed to expand their influence and Implement radical social reforms Western Powers had strategic interests in maintaining a stable China to ensure a favorable balance of power in East Asia the potential for a power vacuum or the establishment of a government hostile to foreign interests in China was a concern for Britain and France British and French launched military campaigns in support of the Ching Dynasty it involved the deployment of troops Naval forces and Military technology Western military advisers were sometimes engaged to train and assist Ching forces in their fight against the Tai ping Rebels while both Britain and France supported the Ching Dynasty against the Tai ping Rebels their military involvement was not entirely coordinated each Nation pursued its own objectives and negotiated separate agreements with the Ching government the intervention reinforced the notion of foreign interference and exploitation contributing to a sense of national humiliation in China when second Opium War broke out Hong believed Western governments sympathized with his movement and he tried to make overtures to them but European forces eventually aided the Ching government in seizing back what the taii Ping had conquered the taii Ping Kingdom gradually started to decline the areas controlled by the taiping rebels experienced famine and widespread disease the difficult living conditions coupled with the military defeats contributed to a decline in the Rebel forces naning typing's Capital became the focal point of the conflict in 1864 Ching forces with the assistance of foreign trained Chinese forces laid Siege to Nan Jing the city fell after a prolonged Siege leading to the capture and death of the taii Ping leader Hong suu Kuan Hong was found dead in May 1864 believed to have been poisoned though it's unknown whether it was suicide or assassination the time taiping occupiers were massacred with some gathering in crowds and ulating themselves with this Tai ping Rebellion came to an end and the Ching Dynasty regained all the Lost territories but the Tai ping Rebellion is believed to have claimed between 20 million and 70 million lives making it one of the deadliest conflicts in human history that's it for this video I hope you liked it don't forget to like share and subscribe there will be more informative videos like this in the future so stay tuned