The Taiping Rebellion was a nineteenth-century example of what Chinese tradition?
A) Confucian codes of administration
B) Rejection of outside influences as inferior to Chinese ideas
C) Millenarian peasant revolts
D) Violent uprisings by members of ethnic minority groups

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The Taiping Rebellion was a millenarian peasant revolt led by Hong Xiuquan, who believed himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ and sought to establish a "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace" in China. This rebellion was fueled in part by frustration with corrupt imperial officials and Qing Dynasty policies, but also drew on traditional Chinese beliefs about the coming of a new dynasty that would bring peace and prosperity.

The Taiping Rebellion Was a Nineteenth-Century Example of What Chinese