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Also Known As Yang Hsiu-ch’ing
Born 1821 • China
Died September 2, 1856 (aged 35) • Nanjing • China
Role In Taiping Rebellion
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Li Xiucheng
Chinese general
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
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Feng Yunshan
Chinese rebel leader
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An Lushan
Chinese general
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Xiang Yu
Chinese rebel leader
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Wu Sangui
Chinese general
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Shi Dakai
Chinese rebel leader
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Hong Rengan
Chinese rebel leader
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Xu Da
Chinese general
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Li Keyong
Turkish-Chinese general
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman
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Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
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Wendi
emperor of Sui dynasty
Zhang Zhidong, engraving.
Zhang Zhidong
Chinese official
Zeng Guofan, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Zeng Guofan
Chinese official