Hong Xuanjiao | |
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Native name | 洪宣嬌 |
Other name(s) | Yang Yunjiao (楊雲嬌) Hong Xianjiao (洪先嬌) |
Born | c. 1830 Luoludong, Wuxuan County, Guangxi Province, Qing China |
Allegiance | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
Battles / wars | Taiping Rebellion |
Hong Xuanjiao (Chinese: 洪宣嬌, born c. 1830 - fl. 1856), also known as Yang Yunjiao (Chinese: 楊雲嬌) and Yang Xuanjiao (Chinese: 楊宣嬌), was a Chinese general and rebel leader during the Taiping Rebellion. She was said to be the younger sister of the leader of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan, and is the wife of Xiao Chaogui, the West King. She led women into the battlefield against the Qing dynasty for the Taiping cause.