Yang Xiuqing

Yang Xiuqing
楊秀清
East King (東王)
East King of the Heavenly Kingdom
Reign1851–1856
SuccessorHong Tianyou
Heavenly KingHong Xiuquan
BornYang Silong (楊嗣龍)
(1821-09-23)September 23, 1821
Xincun, Guiping, Guangxi, Qing China
DiedSeptember 2, 1856(1856-09-02) (aged 34)
Tianjing, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (modern Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Regnal name
真天命太平天囯傳天父上主皇上帝真神真聖旨勸慰師聖神上帝之風雷禾乃師贖病主左輔正軍師後師殿中軍兼右軍東王九千歲
FatherYang Yaqi (楊亞齊)
MotherGu Shi (古氏)
ReligionGod Worshipping Society
Military career
AllegianceTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Battles / warsTaiping Rebellion

Yang Xiuqing (simplified Chinese: 杨秀清; traditional Chinese: 楊秀清; pinyin: Yáng Xiùqīng; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing) (died September 2/3, 1856), was an organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion.