On the Taipings' establishment in Nanking they remained there for 12 years, the leader of the movement, the notorious Tien Wang Gfeavenly King) proclaiming him: Self Emperor. A regular army was formed, a military" systems Introduced and laws were enacted The Chung' Wang told us inh ook that' distinction was made between male. and. female. "Each had his or her proper share of duty alloted and. hundred things were Put into practice. "Males, were ie, Allowed to and. mothers rare not" allowed to Chung Wang's Greatest Victory Ghung Wang's greatest military exploit, Mr. Teesdale went on, Was in 1860, the 10th yenr of the Taiping Dynasty. Realizing. that to create a diversion in -another direction was the only way to raise the siege of Nanking, the issued from Waho, made a lightning dash ko, Tnficted heavy" defeats the Innperialist, commander, 4 is cousin and combining. with him captured Huchow and Wukuang and in 24 hours reached: Hangchow th "only" 6000 or 7,000 "men, With only 1,250 men actually pre: sent he took the provincial capital Chekiang. This "was. not his ginal intention, but realizing that the Imperialists besieging Nanking drew mast. of their supplies from Hangchow he rightly opined that
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