The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lasted 14 years and reached the peak of the old peasant war. It is not only the first peasant war in China's history that rose in the south and spread throughout China, but also an unprecedented peasant war in world history.
But also produced new features of the new era and created many precedents of the peasant war in China. For example, the peasant uprising in China was suppressed by Chinese and foreign forces for the first time. Western religions were used to launch an uprising against the aggression of capitalist imperialism, and a set of programs, systems and policies were put forward.
Historical influence:
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was a great anti-feudal and anti-aggression peasant movement in China's modern history, and it was also the peak of China's peasant war for thousands of years. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom persisted for 14 years, and its influence expanded to 18 province, severely punishing Chinese and foreign reactionary forces. After occupying the rich areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River for many years, the war spread to half of China, which greatly hurt the national strength of the Qing court.
The deeds of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and some propositions have certain influence on the anti-Qing revolution in the future. Because it happened in the era of the alternation of the old and the new after the Opium War, the times gave it new content and significance, that is, while opposing feudalism, it also shouldered the task of opposing foreign aggression; At the same time, some leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom advocated learning from the West and developing capitalism in China, which was advanced at that time. ?
Because the Qing court could only defeat the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom by relying on the Xiang and Huai armies formed by the Han nationality, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and other Han ministers made great contributions to pacify the chaos, which made the Qing court pay more attention to the Han nationality, and the influence of the Han nationality in the Qing court increased greatly. At the same time, the Manchu people's control over the army weakened, and the military power and financial power were scattered. The imperial court established a national army for the pro-soldiers recruited by local officials. The authority of the imperial court was devolved to military officials, which greatly changed the power pattern.