Feng Yunshan was the South King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a distant cousin and early accomplice of Hong Xiuquan, and an important leader during the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing government.
11 Facts About Feng Yunshan
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Feng Yunshan was one of the first Taipings to be baptized and established the first group of God Worshippers during the 1840s.
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Feng Yunshan was killed during the initial stages of the rebellion, prior to the establishment of the Taiping's capital of Tianjing at Nanjing.
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Feng Yunshan worked as a village teacher in Heluo Village, Hua county, Guangdong.
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In November 1844, Hong returned home without Feng Yunshan, who remained in the area and continued to preach.
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When Feng Yunshan was captured a second time in January 1848, he was sent to a local magistrate who, after receiving a bribe from the God Worshippers, released him on the condition that he return to Guangdong.
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Feng Yunshan was unable to return to the God Worshippers until the summer of the following year.
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When Feng Yunshan returned in the summer of 1849, he and Hong Xiuquan investigated Yang and Xiao's claims and declared them to be genuine.
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In early 1850, Feng Yunshan became the first leader of the God Worshipper Society to call for open revolt.
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Feng Yunshan was later announced as the "South King" of the Taiping Rebellion.
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Feng Yunshan is credited with being the strategist of the rebellion and the administrator of the kingdom during its early days.