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Declaration of Heavenly King

Name: Declaration of Heavenly King
Start: 1851-01-11
End: 1851-01-11
Location: Jintian

When: 11 January 1851
Where: Jintian
Part of: Hong Xiuquan orders general mobilisation of Taiping forces

Hong Xiuquan declared himself the Heavenly King of the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace on January 11, 1851, following the Jintian victory.

After the initial military success, Hong Xiuquan formalized his leadership by declaring the founding of the 'Heavenly Kingdom of Transcendent Peace' on January 11, 1851. This declaration established the political and religious structure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, from which the term 'Taipings' derives.

Sources

Taiping Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
Hong Xiuquan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08

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