Zeng Guofan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zeng Guofan

Chinese politician

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1811

Place of Birth: Xiangxiang, Hunan, China

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1872

Profession: writer, politician, erudite

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (Chinese: ??? pinyin: Zeng Guófan, Zeng Guófán; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan, was a Chinese statesman, military general, and Confucian scholar 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 Confucianist practice, but also for the ruthlessness of his repression of rebellions.