Zeng Guofan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1868–1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant Grand Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1862–1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Viceroy of Liangjiang | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1870–1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ma Xinyi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | He Jing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1860–1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | He Guiqing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ma Xinyi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Viceroy of Zhili | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1868–1870 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Guanwen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Hongzhang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1811 Xiangxiang, Hunan, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 1872 (aged 60) Nanjing, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Zeng Jize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Zeng Guoquan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Jinshi degree in the imperial examination | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Statesman, general | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Xiang Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1853–1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 曾國藩 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曾国藩 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zēng Guófān[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 曾子城 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zēng Zǐchéng | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (traditional Chinese: 曾國藩; simplified Chinese: 曾国藩; pinyin: Zēng Guófān; Wade–Giles: Tseng1 Kuo2-fan1;[2] 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), 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.[3] Zeng was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill and noble personality on Confucian practice, but also for his ruthlessness in repressing rebellions.
- ^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 July 2019. 字詞 【曾國藩】 注音 ㄗㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄢˊ 漢語拼音 zēng guó fán
- ^ Pichon Pei Yung Loh (1971). The Early Chiang Kai-shek: A Study of his Personality and Politics, 1887-1924. Columbia University Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-231-03596-9 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Franklin Ng (1995). The Asian American encyclopedia, Volume 5. Marshall Cavendish. p. 1457. ISBN 1-85435-684-4.
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