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*(updated to fix audio glitch) The Taiping Rebellion was the deadliest war of the 19th C, maybe in history—between 20 million and 100 million died in fighting between a Chinese cult leader's army in southern China, and the decaying Qing dynasty . . . The War Nerd is joined by fellow "history nerd" Carl Zha, a native of China and a great interview guest! . . . Afterwards, we do a brief roundup of the latest war news...  Click to maps here  or here  of the Taiping war zones to get a sense of where in China this took place   Music: "Brush/Throat" by Alexander Hacke  , from the album Sanctuary   (courtesy of the good folks at Koolarrow Records)