Historedia
Person

Feng Yunshan

Events
3
Episodes
4
Years
1850–1852

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Feng Yunshan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Hong Xiuquan proclaims the Taiping Rebellion at Jintian

    1850–1851

    Role: Organizer of the rebel army

    1. July 1850 · Jintian, GuangxiConvergence at Jintian

      God Worshipping Society followers amassed in Jintian in July 1850, creating a force of 10,000 to 30,000.

    2. 11 January 1851 · Jintian, GuangxiDeclaration of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

      Hong Xiuquan declared himself Heavenly King on 11 January 1851, marking the formal start of the Taiping Rebellion.

  2. Hong Xiuquan orders general mobilisation of Taiping forces

    1851

    Role: Organizer of the rebel army that routed Qing forces at Jintian

    1. 11 January 1851 · JintianDeclaration of Heavenly King

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

  3. Taiping forces besiege and leave Guilin, then enter Hunan

    1852

    Role: Organizer of rebel army

    1. 1852 (Wuchang captured December 1852) · HunanAdvance into Hunan

      Taiping forces moved north into Hunan following the Xiang River, besieging Changsha, occupying Yuezhou, and capturing Wuchang in December 1852.

Sources

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