(, lit. "promoting virtuous") – equal to Zhili; present-day Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin (de jure) Guangxi Province () – present-day Guangxi (de jure) Guangdong Province () – present-day Guangdong (de jure) Yunnan Province () – present-day Yunnan (de jure) Sichuan Province () – present-day Sichuan (de jure) Guizhou Province () – present-day Guizhou (de jure) Shaanxi Province () – present-day Shaanxi (de jure) Gansu Province () – present-day Gansu (de jure) Fengtian Province () – present-day Liaoning (de jure) Jilin Province () – present-day Jilin (de jure) Wulongjiang Province () – present-day Heilongjiang (de jure) Yili Province () – present-day Xinjiang (de jure) Kings, princes, and noble ranks The Heavenly King was the highest position in the Heavenly Kingdom. The sole people to hold this position were Hong Xiuquan and his son Hong Tianguifu: Ranked below the "King of Heaven" Hong Xiuquan, the territory was divided among provincial rulers called kings or princes; initially there were fivethe Kings of the Four Cardinal Directions and the Flank King). Of the original rulers, the West King and South King were killed in combat in 1852. The East King was murdered by the North King during a coup in 1856, and the North King himself was subsequently killed. The Kings' names were: South King (), Feng Yunshan (died 1852) East King (), Yang Xiuqing (died 1856) West King (), Xiao Chaogui (died 1852) North King (), Wei Changhui (died 1856) Flank King (), Shi Dakai (captured and executed by Qing forces in 1863) The later leaders of the movement were 'Princes': Zhong Prince (), Li Xiucheng (1823–1864, captured and executed by Qing forces) Ying Prince (), Chen Yucheng (1837–1862) Gan Prince (), Hong Rengan (1822–1864; cousin of Hong Xiuquan, executed) Jun Prince (), Lai Wenkwok (1827–1868) Fu Prince (), Hong Renda (; Hong Xiuquan's second-eldest brother; executed by Qing forces in 1864) Tian Gui (; executed in 1864) Other princes include: An Prince (), Hong Renfa (), Hong Xiuquan's eldest brother Yong Prince (), Hong Rengui () Fu Prince (), Hong Renfu () Leaders of concurrent rebellions were similarly granted the title of King, such Lan Chaozhu, a leader in the Li Yonghe rebellion in Sichuan. In the later years of the Taiping Rebellion, the territory was divided among many, for a time into the dozens, of provincial rulers called princes, depending on the whims of Hong. Captured areas in Jiangsu were called