A Kingdom of Heavenly Peace

Hong named his new state the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, taking the title of Heavenly King and ruling it as both prophet and emperor.

This was no ordinary rebel camp. The Taiping built a full government with laws, taxes, and ranks, all bound to a strict religious code. Gambling, alcohol, and prostitution were outlawed, and the calendar itself was rewritten to match their new order.

Women served as soldiers and administrators, and land was redistributed equally among families. The Taiping regime banned opium, foot binding, and slavery, reforms that would take the rest of China decades to adopt on their own.