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About Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong, birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (伯涵), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang Army to aid the Qing military in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion and restoring the stability of the Qing Empire. Along with other prominent figures such as Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang of his time, Zeng set the scene for the Tongzhi Restoration, an attempt to arrest the decline of the Qing dynasty. Zeng was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill and noble personality on Confucian practice, but also for his ruthlessness in repressing rebellions.
Everything about Zeng Guofan →- Occupation
- politician, scholar, writer, army officer
- Position held
- Viceroy of Zhili, Viceroy of Liangjiang, Grand Secretary of Tiren Cabinet, Q47176277
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Born
- November 26, 1811
- Died
- March 12, 1872