1848 ), German author 1812 Hong Xiuquan (Hóng Xiùquán; Hong Xiu Quan; Wade-Giles : Hung Hsiu-ch'üan; born Hong Renkun; d. June 1 , 1864 ), Hakka Chinese Christian who led the Taiping Rebellion and established the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, in which he was known as the King of Heaven. One