Liu Kunyi

Liu Kunyi
Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
1875–1879
Preceded byYinghan
Succeeded byZhang Shusheng
Personal details
Born(1830-01-21)January 21, 1830
DiedOctober 6, 1902(1902-10-06) (aged 72)
OccupationPolitician

Liu Kunyi (Chinese: 劉坤一; pinyin: Liú Kūnyī) (January 21, 1830 – October 6, 1902) was a Chinese official who came to prominence during the government suppression of the Taiping Rebellion and was active in the following Self-Strengthening Movement in the second half of the nineteenth century, the late Qing dynasty. He was native of Xinning County, Hunan. [1]

  1. ^ Pong, David (2002). "Liu Kunyi". In Leung, Edwin Pak-Wah (ed.). Political Leaders of Modern China: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwod Press. p. 107-110.