How a Refused Haircut Sparked China's Deadliest War
Qing Dynasty China

How a Refused Haircut Sparked China's Deadliest War

The most powerful man in China refused to cut his hair, and that one refusal toppled a 2,000-year-old tradition and sparked a rebellion that killed 20 million people.

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