▁in ▁X in ji ang : ▁ ▁R ash id in ▁Khan ▁K ho ja ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁D ung an ▁revol t ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Sultan ▁R ash id in ▁Khan ▁K ho ja ▁proc laimed ▁a ▁J ih ad ▁against ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁issued ▁Chinese - style ▁c ash ▁co ins ▁mint ed ▁at ▁the ▁A ks u ▁and ▁K ucha ▁m ints ▁with ▁exclusive ▁Arab ic ▁ins cri ptions . ▁ ▁Ta ip ing ▁Heaven ly ▁Kingdom ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁Reb ell ion ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁God ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁Hong ▁X iu qu an ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁Heaven ly ▁Kingdom , ▁this ▁re bell ion ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Although ▁very ▁little ▁documentation ▁exists ▁about ▁the ▁coin age ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁occup ying ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁ordered ▁co pper ▁workers ▁in ▁T ian j ing ▁( present ▁day ▁Nan j ing ) ▁with ▁the ▁skills ▁to ▁cast ▁co ins ▁to ▁open ▁new ▁furn aces ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁c ash ▁co ins ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription ▁Ti angu o ▁Sh eng ba o ▁that ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁size ▁of ▁foreign ▁co ins " ▁(