{"podcast":{"title":"The History of China Podcast","slug":"the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","podcast_index_feed_id":6581899,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud%3Ausers%3A67951944/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchina","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000199309984-eeqmbi-original.jpg","author":"Chris Stewart","episode_count":357,"summary":"An audio journey through the 5000 year history of…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:19:19.795905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899"},"episode":{"title":"#332 - Taiping 9: Heaven Is A Place On Earth","slug":"332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a-place-on-earth","published_at":"2026-06-08T18:48:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a-place-on-earth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","url":"https://soundcloud.com/the-history-of-china/332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2335671089-the-history-of-china-332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a.mp3","summary":"The Heavenly Host arrives at last before the walls of the South Capital. What follows is not a battle so much as a verdict – rendered in powder, fire, and seven days of smoke and blood. A city is taken, renamed, and remade in the image of a kingdom the likes of which the world has never seen before. This is the story of the Becoming that finally arrived; of the current that finally found its place to pool... and what it cost to stop. Time Period Covered: Mar. 1853 CE Major Historical Figures: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Hong Xiuquan, Heavenly King, Second Son of God [1814–1864] Yang Xiuqing, East King, Voice of God the Father [d. 1856] Qing Dynasty: The Xianfeng Emperor, Aisin Gioro Yizhu [1831–1861] The Nanjing Manchu Garrison [est. 1645; d. 1853] Major Sources Cited: Michael, Franz, and Chang Chung-li. The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents, Vol. I. Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom. Spence, Jonathan D. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan.","meta_description":"The Heavenly Host arrives at last before the walls of the South Capital. What follows is not a battle so much as a verdict – rendered in powder, fire, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2163,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/episodes/332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a-place-on-earth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/332-taiping-9-heaven-is-a-place-on-earth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}