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Tae'-pings
Chinese rebels. The word means Universal Peace, and arose
thus: Hung-sew-tseuen, a man of humble birth, and an unsuccessful
candidate for a government office, was induced by some missionary
tracts to renounce idolatry, and found the society of Taë-ping, which
came into collision with the imperial authorities in 1850. Hung now
gave out that he was the chosen instrument in God's hands to uproot
idolatry and establish the dynasty of Universal Peace; he assumed the
title of Taë-ping-wang (Prince of Universal Peace), and called
his five chief officers princes. Nankin was made their capital in 1860,
but Colonel Gordon (called Chinese Gordon) in 1864 quelled the
insurrection, and overthrew the armies of Hung.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Tae'-pings from Infoplease:
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