Taiping public proclamations, circa 1860
Scope and Contents
Three official public proclamations: (a) an official proclamation from seven Kings urging the people to forsake the darkness for light, dated the 10th month of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period (November 1860); (b) an undated official notice issued by Kan Wang (Shield King) Hung [Hong Rengan] urging that the Taiping army be strictly disciplined and obey the laws; and (c) an undated official notice issued by Kan Wang Hung ordering the promulgation of the Taiping ideology and denouncing the crimes of the Manchu rulers against Han Chinese. The document is penned in black ink on rice paper bound in the traditional Chinese way with paper strings.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1860
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parkes, Sir Harry Smith, 1828-1885 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
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Extent
7 sheet(s) (7 sheets)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
Repository Details
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