Hong Xuanjiao

Hong Xuanjiao (fl. 1856), was a Chinese rebel during the Taiping Rebellion.

Hong Xuanjiao
Born1830
Guangdong, Chinese empire [1]
Died1856
Chinese empire
RelativesHong Xiuquan

Hong Xuanjiao is believed to have been born around 1830.[2] Sister of Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Rebellion, she was trained in martial arts and the commander of the female soldiers in service of the Taiping army. She was as being extraordinarily valiant, and as commanding hundreds of women.[3]

References

  1. https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B4%AA%E5%AE%A3%E5%A8%87/832358
  2. Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Lau, Clara; Stefanowska, A. D. (2015-07-17). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911. Routledge. p. 71. ISBN 9781317475880.
  3. Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Lau, A.D. Stefanowska: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911 p.72
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