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The death toll for the Taiping rebellion in the mid 1800s was over 20 million, and yet I almost never hear about the topic. What caused so many deaths in this conflict, and why is it never talked about?

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The death toll for the Taiping rebellion in the mid 1800s was over 20 million, and yet I almost never hear about the topic. What caused so many deaths in this conflict, and why is it never talked about?	2213
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