Luo Bingzhang

Luo Bingzhang
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
1867–1867
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office
1860–1867
Preceded byChongshi
Succeeded byWu Tang
Governor of Hunan
In office
1853–1860
Preceded byPan Yi
Succeeded byZhai Gao
In office
1850–1852
Preceded byFeng Dexin
Succeeded byZhang Liangji
Personal details
Born(1793-01-09)January 9, 1793
Xiangxiang, Guangdong, China
DiedSeptember 1, 1867(1867-09-01) (aged 74)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
OccupationStatesman, general, scholar
Military service
AllegianceQing Empire
Branch/serviceXiang Army
Battles/warsTaiping Rebellion

Luo Bingzhang (simplified Chinese: 骆秉章; traditional Chinese: 駱秉章, courtesy names Yumen 籲門 and Ruzhai 儒齋; posthumous name: Wenzhong 文忠; (January 9, 1793 – September 1, 1867) was a Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China.

Luo raised the Green Standard Army and helped create the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restore the stability of the Qing Dynasty. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, but also sometimes for his ruthlessness in the execution of his policies, he arrested Shi Dakai.