One of the deadliest conflicts in human history, this civil war in China during the Qing dynasty cost tens of millions of lives. It resulted in widespread famine and was a major "push" factor in Chinese emigration--often through coercive indentured labor schemes--to other parts of the world. It also involved a bizarre, millenarian cult, with a leader who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ.
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1850 to 1864
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