The Taiping Rebellion

This audiobook recounts the tumultuous and devastating Taiping Rebellion in 19th-century China, a conflict that resulted in an estimated 20 to 30 million deaths and is largely unknown in the West. It explores how a failed exam candidate, Hong Xiuquan, sparked a radical religious movement that transformed into a formidable, yet ultimately self-destructive, civil war. The narrative provides a clear and fast-moving account of the rebellion’s rise, reforms, internal violence, and the foreign influence that helped shape its outcome, offering a compelling look at a pivotal yet overlooked chapter in China's history.