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Zeng Guofan

1811 - 1872

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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; 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. Zeng was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill and noble personality on Confucian practice, but also for his ruthlessness in repressing rebellions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zeng Guofan is the 7,708th most popular politician (down from 4,635th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from China (down from 354th in 2019) and the 295th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zeng Guofan ranks 7,708 out of 19,576. Before him are Roy Mata, Pierre Bérégovoy, Vaso Čubrilović, Magdalena Andersson, Johannes R. Becher, and Luis García Meza. After him are Wellington Koo, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, José Félix Uriburu, Ri Jong-ok, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, and Julia Grant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, Zeng Guofan ranks 27. Before him are Jón Sigurðsson, Auguste Bravais, Jules Dupré, Ferdinand Hiller, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, and Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel. After him are Kurmanjan Datka, Otto Hesse, Édouard René de Laboulaye, Sengge Rinchen, Karl Gutzkow, and Joseph Cafasso. Among people deceased in 1872, Zeng Guofan ranks 27. Before him are Immanuel Nobel, Kawakami Gensai, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, William H. Seward, George Meade, and Handrij Zejler. After him are Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, John Bowring, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Alfred Clebsch, and Andrew Smith.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zeng Guofan ranks 518 out of 1,610. Before him are T. V. Soong (1894), H. H. Kung (1881), Emperor Duanzong (1268), Chen Youliang (1320), Lin Sen (1868), and Zhuge Dan (200). After him are Wellington Koo (1888), Cao Zhang (190), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Liu Xin (-50), Tang Yin (1470), and Liang Kai (1200).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zeng Guofan ranks 295. Before him are Gengshi Emperor (null), T. V. Soong (1894), H. H. Kung (1881), Emperor Duanzong (1268), Lin Sen (1868), and Zhuge Dan (200). After him are Wellington Koo (1888), Cao Zhang (190), Jia Yi (-200), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810), Song Jiaoren (1882), and Han Zheng (1954).

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