Zeng Guoquan
| Zeng Guoquan | |
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| Born |
12 October 1824 Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, Qing Empire |
| Died | 13 November 1890 (aged 66) Jiangsu, Qing Empire |
| Occupation | Statesman, general |
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| Allegiance | Qing Empire |
| Service/branch | Xiang Army |
| Battles/wars |
Taiping Rebellion Tianjin Massacre |
| Zeng Guoquan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 曾國荃 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 曾国荃 | ||||||||
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| Yuanfu (courtesy name) |
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| Chinese | 沅甫 | ||||||||
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| Shuchun (art name) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 叔純 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叔纯 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zēng Guóquán |
| Wade–Giles | Tseng Kuo-chüan |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuánfǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Yüan-fu |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shūchún |
| Wade–Giles | Shu-ch'un |
Zeng Guoquan (12 October 1824 – 13 November 1890), courtesy name Yuanfu, art name Shuchun, was a Chinese official and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. He was the ninth brother of Zeng Guofan, a prominent statesman and general, and a descendant of the philosopher Zengzi. He served in the Xiang Army, a standing military force organised by his brother to counter the Taiping rebels, and was nicknamed "Ninth Marshal" (九帥). He was known for his expertise in siege warfare, particularly the use of trenches, hence he was also nicknamed "Zeng the Iron Container" (曾鐵桶). During the conquest of Tianjing (Nanjing), the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng was notorious for condoning massacres of the city populace, which resulted in him being called "Zeng the Butcher" (曾屠戶).
Zeng was born in Xiangxiang, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan Province. Zengzi was his ancestor. He sat for the imperial examination several times but failed to make the cut. During the Taiping Rebellion, Zeng assisted his brother Zeng Guofan in raising and organising local militias from Hunan to form the Xiang Army to fight the rebels. In 1856, he managed to recruit 3,000 troops from Hunan to reinforce Qing imperial forces at Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. In the following year, they managed to recapture Ji'an from the rebels.
In 1860, Zeng and his troops besieged Anqing and repeatedly fended off rebel reinforcements led by Chen Yucheng. They captured Anqing in the following year. In 1864, they conquered Tianjing (Nanjing), the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established by the rebels. Zeng was later appointed as the Provincial Governor of Hubei Province.
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