Wei Changhui
| Wei Changhui | |
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| North King of the Heavenly Kingdom | |
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| Reign | 1851 - 1856 |
| Born | 1823 |
| Died | 1856 (aged 33) |
Wei Changhui (simplified Chinese: 韦昌辉; traditional Chinese: 韋昌輝; pinyin: Wéi Chānghuī) was the North King of the Taiping Rebellion.
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[edit] Pre-Rebellion involvement
During the early days of the movement during the 1840s, Wei was converted to Christianity by Feng Yunshan and Hong Xiuquan. Wei's family clan was in control of a market town named Jiantin in Guangxi which became a safe haven for the "God Worshippers" (the name given to the early Taipings).
[edit] During the Rebellion
As thanks for his help during the Thistle Mountain days of the movement, Wei became a leader of the Taipings and subsequently became the North King of the Rebellion. In 1856 Wei organised the killing of the East King Yang Xiuqing and his followers in Nanking(See:Tianjing's struggle Incident).
[edit] Death of
Wei was killed by Hong Xiuquan's elite bodyguard as repentance for Shi Dakai who was angered at the extent of the killings concerning Yang Xiuqing.
[edit] References
- Jonathan D. Spence - God's Chinese Son. - Norton Books.
