Are there any people that have claimed to have been the second coming of Jesus that had any kind of legitimate following?

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The Taiping Rebellion might qualify. It was a huge rebellion in China in the 1850s led by Hong Xiuquan who claimed he was the brother of Jesus. He tried to establish a Heavenly Kingdom that at it's peak ruled about 30 million people. The Taiping Rebellion might also have been the most destructive uprising in all of human history.

Source: Murphy, Rhoads (2009). A History of Asia.