Hong Xiuquan has five sons and five daughters

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In 1853, after Hong Xiuquan established his capital in Nanjing, he immediately fell into a life of debauchery, extravagance, and decadence. From then on, he lived deep inside the imperial palace, spending his days and nights in chaos with hundreds of queens, concubines such as Ai Niang, Xi Niang, Miao Niang, and Jiao Nu, ignoring political affairs until he passed away in 1864. Only one month after his death, Nanjing fell and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was completely destroyed.
With so many concubines, Hong Xiuquan naturally had many children. According to books such as “Essays on the Spring Dream Temple in Jiangnan”, Hong Xiuquan had a total of five sons and five daughters, and ten children. What was the fate of the descendants of Hong Xiuquan after the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Hong Xiuquan’s eldest son is the young Heavenly King Hong Tianguifu, born to his first wife Lai Lianying, who is also his most famous son. When Tianjing City was destroyed, he was only fifteen years old. Under the personal protection of the loyal king Li Xiucheng, he escaped from Tianjing. On the way, Li Xiucheng was captured for giving him a horse, and he himself was also captured by the Qing army shortly after being stranded in the wilderness.
After Hong Tianguifu was captured, he wrote many poems and testimonies praising the Qing Dynasty in order to seek mercy. For example, he wrote a poem to Tang Jiatong, the Qing soldier who escorted him, saying: “The old master has great insight and supports the Qing Dynasty for generations to come. He is both a civil servant and a military general, and his heroes are unparalleled.” In addition, he also blamed all the events of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on Hong Xiuquan, Hong Rengan, Li Xiucheng and others: “The events of conquering the country were all done by the old Heavenly King, and I had nothing to do with them. Even after I ascended to the throne, they were all done by the Ganwang and Zhongwang.” However, he was ultimately ordered to be executed by Shen Baozhen on November 18, 1864, in Nanchang. The sentence is:.
My second son Hong Tianzeng was born around 1852-1853 and passed away at the age of two. The third son Hong Tianguang and the fourth son Hong Tianming were both born in the fourth year of Jiayin (1854), both of whom were illegitimate. Hong Tianguang’s mother was Chen, the twelfth wife of Hong Xiuquan, and Hong Tianming’s mother was Wu, the nineteenth wife. When Tianjing City was destroyed, Hong Tianguang and Hong Tianming were left inside the city and died among the rebel army at the young age of ten.
The fifth son, Hong Tianyou, was adopted by Hong Xiuquan and given to the deceased Eastern King Yang Xiuqing. He was granted the title of Young Eastern King and was officially known as the “first courtier” of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After the fall of Tianjing, Hong Tianyou’s whereabouts are unknown. Some say he died in the chaos of the army like his third and fourth brothers, while others say he fled alive with a queen to Dingyuan, Anhui, and remarried and changed his surname. He successfully got married and had children, and lived his entire life.
Hong Xiuquan’s eldest daughter is Hong Tianmei, who was awarded the title of Tianchang Jin, also known as Princess Yimei in the TV drama “Taiping Heavenly Kingdom”. Hong Tianmei became a monk shortly after Hong Xiuquan established his capital in Nanjing, and the reason for this remains a mystery.
The second daughter Hong Tianjiao was betrothed by Hong Xiuquan to Tian Er’s son-in-law Zhong Wanxin. The two were only engaged, but never married, let alone married (Hong Tianguifu said that Hong Tianjiao had always stayed in the palace). After the collapse of Tianjing City, it disappeared without a trace.
The three daughters married Prince Xu Lang, who fought bravely and died in battle against the Qing army. The fourth and fifth daughters respectively married Huang Dongliang (King Kai), the consort of Tian Si, and Huang Wensheng (King Jie), the consort of Tian Xi. When Tianjing City was breached, Hong Xiuquan’s three daughters were still young and had little chance of breaking through. They should have died in the chaos of the army.