Taiping Uprising, 1851-1864 1853 to take Nanjing as Heavenly Capital Civil war in a pre- modern stage yet defeated Manchu troops; local recruitment after losses Marching from city to city( 600 around), often with massacres, tremendously destructive However, lacking trained administrators and the ability to contro In Nanjing, the leaders spent much time elaborating systems of nobility, honors and ceremonies; but later split among themselves Defeated by Zeng Guofan,s army in 1864Taiping Uprising, 1851-1864 • 1853 to take Nanjing as Heavenly Capital • Civil war in a pre-modern stage yet defeated Manchu troops; local recruitment after losses • Marching from city to city (600 around), often with massacres, tremendously destructive • However, lacking trained administrators and the ability to control • In Nanjing, the leaders spent much time elaborating systems of nobility, honors and ceremonies; but later split among themselves. • Defeated by Zeng Guofan’s Army in 1864