In February, the Taiping Army went down the Yangtze River, occupied Nanjing, made its capital, and renamed it Tianjing.

In April, Pai and Li led the northern expedition, broke through the natural barrier of the Yellow River and arrived in Jinghai in September. Meanwhile, Hu Yihuang and Lai were sent to follow the Western Expedition.

In winter, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom promulgated the "celestial system"