What do you think would happen if heavenly kingdom was successful

Would they theocracy last or would China fall into a warlord area like IRL just much earlier. Would this cause a quicker modernization period if the Qing leadership was thrown off. I think china would have modernized quick if the heavenly kingdom broke apart and reformed as Republic.

China was kind of screwed either way by that point. Western Powers were eager to cut it apart if it did fall apart. The Heavenly Kingdom was highly conservative and theocratic and would've likely been even more isolationist than Qing. China would've progressed much more slowly and could've ended up sort of like North Korea today.

Depends what you count as success.