Yang Xiuqing
| Yang Xiuqing 楊秀清 | |||||
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| East King (東王) | |||||
| East King of the Heavenly Kingdom | |||||
| Reign | 1851–1856 | ||||
| Successor | Hong Tianyou | ||||
| Heavenly King | Hong Xiuquan | ||||
| Born | Yang Silong (楊嗣龍) September 23, 1821 Xincun, Guiping, Guangxi, Qing China | ||||
| Died | September 2, 1856 (aged 34) Tianjing, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (modern Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) | ||||
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| Father | Yang Yaqi (楊亞齊) | ||||
| Mother | Gu Shi (古氏) | ||||
| Religion | God Worshipping Society | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | ||||
| Battles / wars | Taiping Rebellion | ||||
Yang Xiuqing (simplified Chinese: 杨秀清; traditional Chinese: 楊秀清; pinyin: Yáng Xiùqīng; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing) (died September 2/3, 1856), was an organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion.