The correct answer is A) overthrow the emperor.
Religious leader Hong Xiuquan convinced peasants to overthrow the emperor and build a “Heavenly Kingdom” in China.
Religious leader Hong Xiuquan (1814-1864) was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion that started in 1850 by capturing Nanjing and established its own dynasty, the Taiping Tianguo. He led the group called the God Worshipers that congregated many people that suffered from poverty under the Qing dynasty. Historians think that 15 to 20 million people died in the revolts.