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Zeng Guofan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Zeng Zicheng, Bohan, Wenzheng, Diaoquan, Yangdeyangshenmianmianmumuzhishi, Qiuquezhai, Disheng, Tseng Kuo-Fan
Chinese politician and military commander (1811–1872)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1811
- Died
- 1872
- Works
- 118
Top works
- Pinggam
- 曾文正公詩文集
- 意悟
- 曾文正公全集
- 曽文正公文集
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Ma Xinyi
- Succeeded by
- He Jing
- Born
- ( 1811-11-26 ) 26 November 1811, Xiangxiang , Hunan, Qing dynasty
- Died
- 12 March 1872 (1872-03-12) (aged 60), Nanjing , Qing dynasty
- Children
- Zeng Jize
- Relatives
- Zeng Guoquan (brother)
- Education
- Jinshi degree in the imperial examination
- Occupation
- Statesman, general
- Allegiance
- Qing dynasty
- Branch service
- Xiang Army
- Years of service
- 1853–1872
- Battles wars
- Taiping Rebellion Nian Rebellion Tianjin Massacre
- Traditional chinese
- 曾國藩
- Simplified chinese
- 曾国藩
- Hanyu pinyin
- Zēng Guófān
- Wade giles
- Tseng Kuo -fan
- Ipa
- [tsə ́ ŋ kwo ̌ .fa ́ n]
- Yale romanization
- Jāng Gwok-fàahn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Zeng
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Place of birth
- Xiangxiang City
- Place of death
- Nanjing
- Child
- Zeng Jize
- Educated at
- Hanlin Academy
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Religion
- Confucianism
- Academic degree
- jinshi
- Conflict
- Tianjin Massacre
- Military branch
- Xiang Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Tseng Kwo-Fan.tif
- Residence
- Tseng Kuo-fan's Former Residence
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- ancestral home
- Xiangxiang City
- date of birth
- 1811-11-26
- date of death
- 1872-03-12
- Commons category
- Zeng Guofan
- allegiance
- Qing dynasty
- courtesy name
- 伯涵
- art name
- 養德養身綿綿穆穆之室
- topic's main category
- Category:Zeng Guofan
- name in kana
- そう こくはん
- posthumous name
- 文正
- Commons Creator page
- Zeng Guofan
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Birth name Chinese曾子城
Hanyu PinyinZēng Zǐchéng
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