Top 10 of the most deadly leaders in history

Hong Xiuquan–30 Million

Hong Xiuquan was a Chinese revolutionary leader responsible for instigating the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. The Taiping Rebellion began in December 1850 and continued until August 1864. It resulted from Xiuquan’s establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, of which he named himself its “Heavenly King.” As the newly established monarch of a region within China, Xiuquan quickly found himself at odds with the Qing dynasty, resulting in a massive civil war.