The taiping rebellion was one of the most deadly civil wars in history, resulting in the deaths of more than twenty million chinese. what were the main issues in this conflict? a) the taipings, led by mao zedong, fought to establish a communist government in china. b) the taipings attempted to overthrow the qing and establish a christian and confucian theocracy. c) the taipings, aided by wealthy nobles and military warlords, removed the emperor and raised taxes on the poor. d) the taipings attempted to remove all western influences from china, especially that of christian missionaries.