Zeng guofan biography

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    Zeng Guofan

    Chinese politician and military commander (1811–1872)

    In this Chinese name, the family name is Zeng.

    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 nameBohan (伯涵), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty.

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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 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.