Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong, birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan, 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 of his time such as Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, Zeng set the scene for the Tongzhi Restoration, an attempt to arrest the decline of the Qing dynasty. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, and noble personality grounded in Confucian practice, but also for his ruthlessness in repressing rebellions.
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Source Wikipedia: Zeng Guofan
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Zeng GuofanLead section, Xiang Army and the Taiping Rebellion
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Zeng GuofanLead section, Tongzhi Restoration alongside Li Hongzhang
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Hunan, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Qing dynasty, originated there.
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1. Wikipedia: Zeng Guofan
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He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang Army to aid the Qing military in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion.
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26 November 1811
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12 March 1872
Zeng Guofan: Gender
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.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
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Infobox birth date: 1811-11-26
Participant In: Taiping Rebellion, Lead section, Xiang Army and the Taiping Rebellion
He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang Army to aid the Qing military in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion
Related To: Li Hongzhang, Lead section, Tongzhi Restoration alongside Li Hongzhang
Along with other prominent figures such as Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang of his time, Zeng set the scene for the Tongzhi Restoration
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 1811-11-26; died 1872-3-12
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