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太平天國

简太平天国 · 繁太平天國

Mandarin · pinyin Tài píng Tiān guó

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–2–1–2 · Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2

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(historical) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (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)
(historical) the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era (a Chinese era name; the era from the founding of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1851 until its destruction in 1864)

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