Overview
Zeng Guofan was a Grand Secretary, Statesman, and General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Disheng | 滌生 | Disheng |
| Posthumous name | Wenzheng | 文正 | |
| Alternate name | Zicheng | 子城 | Zicheng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1872 同治十三年Age Value: 62 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 273
Age
- 62AD 1872 同治十三年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 273
Attested activity
- AD 1862 同治元年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 191-193
- AD 1861 咸豐十一年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 239
- AD 1852 咸豐二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 382, passages 126-127
- AD 1854 四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 99, 106, 124
- AD 1854 to AD 1871 AD 1854-1871Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 388, passage 256
- AD 1857 to AD 1861 AD 1857-1861Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 388, passage 152
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- AD 1862 to AD 1871 AD 1862-1871Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 388, passage 188
- AD 1857 七年二月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 102
- AD 1853 三年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 11, 26
- AD 1864 三年五月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 168
- AD 1864 to AD 1865 中原大定Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 185
- AD 1870 九年四月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 236
- AD 1855 九月Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 77, 86
- AD 1843 二十三年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 7-8
- AD 1852 二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 11, 25
- AD 1855 五年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 77-78
- AD 1866 五年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 158
- AD 1866 五年冬Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 211
- AD 1858 八年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 387, passages 9, 21; Draft History of Qing 432, passages 66, 70
- AD 1856 六年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 87-88
- AD 1867 六年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 213
- AD 1867 六年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 161
- AD 1860 其冬Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 134
- AD 1861 十一年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 208-209
- AD 1861 十一年Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 414, passages 176-177
- AD 1861 十一年八月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 146
- AD 1860 十年
- AD 1860 十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 75
- AD 1864 同治三年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passages 119-120; Draft History of Qing 415, passages 63-64
- AD 1864 同治三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 424, passages 145-146; Draft History of Qing 438, passage 24
- AD 1864 同治三年六月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 67
- AD 1864 同治三年冬Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 172
- AD 1863 同治二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 113; Draft History of Qing 433, passage 29
- AD 1863 同治二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 415, passages 179, 198
- AD 1866 同治五年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 423, passage 185
- AD 1866 同治五年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 438, passage 47
- AD 1862 同治元年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156
- AD 1862 同治元年
- AD 1867 同治六年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 81
- AD 1862 to AD 1864 同治初Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 77
- AD 1864 同治初Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 73
- AD 1860 to AD 1864 同治前Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 467, passage 102
- AD 1872 同治十三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 273
- AD 1871 同治十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 166
- AD 1865 同治四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 174, 184
- AD 1865 同治四年四月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 70
- AD 1870 同治末Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 411, passages 143, 147
- AD 1862 to AD 1874 同治間Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 150, passage 11
- AD 1851 to AD 1874 咸、同之間Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 386, passages 270-271
- AD 1857 咸豐七年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 42, 44
- AD 1853 咸豐三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 89
- AD 1853 to AD 1854 咸豐三年至四年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 43, 54
- AD 1859 咸豐九年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31-32
- AD 1859 咸豐九年冬Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 13
- AD 1852 咸豐二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 38-39
- AD 1855 咸豐五年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 238
- AD 1854 咸豐五年前Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 237
- AD 1855 咸豐五年前後Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 423, passage 18
- AD 1856 咸豐六年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passages 106-107
- AD 1851 to AD 1853 咸豐初Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 246; Draft History of Qing 452, passage 4
- AD 1851 to AD 1853 咸豐初Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 11; Draft History of Qing 415, passage 3
- AD 1851 咸豐初Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 384, passages 95-96
- AD 1851 to AD 1865 咸豐初至同治年間Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 391, passages 27, 65
- AD 1861 咸豐十一年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 142, 147; Draft History of Qing 424, passage 130
- AD 1861 咸豐十一年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 14
- AD 1860 咸豐十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 77-78; Draft History of Qing 415, passages 90, 94
- AD 1860 咸豐十年
- AD 1860 咸豐十年閏三月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 120
- AD 1854 咸豐四年
- AD 1854 to AD 1860 咸豐年間Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 60
- AD 1860 to AD 1861 咸豐末Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 25
- AD 1854 to AD 1864 咸豐至同治三年Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 102
- AD 1853 to AD 1862 咸豐間至同治初Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 411, passages 7, 13, 16
- AD 1865 國籓以督兵大臣安坐徐州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 203
- AD 1862 國籓自以德薄Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 161
- AD 1859 國籓至江西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 109
- AD 1851 to AD 1862 奏起曾國籓於家Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 450, passage 42
- AD 1847 幼Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 442, passage 29
- AD 1850 to AD 1872 晚客曾國籓幕Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 142
- AD 1854 to AD 1872 曾國籓中興事業Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 213
- AD 1853 to AD 1856 曾國籓初任軍事Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 386, passage 37
- AD 1860 to AD 1872 曾國籓晚年Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 259
- AD 1861 杭州陷Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 257, 259-261
- AD 1853 to AD 1854 率水陸軍東下Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 50
- AD 1866 to AD 1867 督師剿捻匪 before Tongzhi 6Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 80
- AD 1865 詔國籓速赴山東Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 187
- AD 1838 道光十八年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 7
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Zeng Yuping (曾玉屏)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 5
- Child of Father of Zeng Guofan (曾國籓父)father 父Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 102
- Child of Zeng Linshu (曾麟書)father 父Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 6
- Child of Mother of Zeng Guofan (曾國籓母)mother 母Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 25
- Parent of Zeng Jize (曾紀澤)son 子Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 277
- Sibling of Zeng Guoquan (曾國荃)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 95, 111, 146, 167, 206-207
- Sibling of Zeng Guohua (曾國華)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 94
- Sibling of Zeng Guobao (曾國葆)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 94
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 405 Volume 405 Biographies 192: Ceng Guofan 80 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 423 Volume 423 Biographies 210: Zong Jichen, Yin Gengyun, Wang Zheng, Mu Jixianga, You Baichuan, Shen Huai 15 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 433 Volume 433 Biographies 220: Jin Guochen, Huang Chunxi, Wu Kunxiu, Kang Guoqi, Li Hezhang Younger Brother: Zhao Qing, Wu Yulan 14 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 411 Volume 411 Biographies 198: Li Hongzhang 12 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 432 Volume 432 Biographies 219: Xiao Qijiang, Zhang Yunlan, Tang Xunfang, Jiang Ningxue, Chen Shi, Li Yuandu 12 passages
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Han 漢Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 386, passage 271
- family had farmed for generations 家世農Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 4
Career and standing
- Grand Secretary 大學士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 239
- acting Vice Minister of Personnel 署吏部侍郎ActingDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 24
- acting Vice Minister of Punishments 署刑部侍郎ActingDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 24
- acting Vice Minister of War 署兵部ActingDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- Vice Minister of War 兵部侍郎AD 1855 九月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 71, 86
- Grand Secretary 大學士AD 1867 六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 213
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- Associate Grand Secretary 協辦大學士AD 1862 同治元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 155
- Imperial Commissioner 欽差大臣AD 1865 同治四年四月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 70
- Academician of the Grand Secretariat 內閣學士AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- acting Governor of Hubei 署湖北巡撫AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 71
- Governor-General of Liangjiang 兩江總督AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 126
- Governor-General of Zhili 直隸總督AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 226
- Grand Secretary of the Hall of Military Eminence 武英殿大學士AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 226
- Imperial Commissioner 欽差大臣AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 126
- reader-in-waiting 侍讀AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- Vice Minister of Rites 禮部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- southern Anhui military affairs 皖南軍事AD 1860 十年 · EntrustedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 167
- Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent 太子太傅GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 172
- Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent 太子少保GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 148
- Minister of War (titular) 兵部尚書銜GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 126
- reviser (Hanlin compiler-investigator) 檢討AD 1843 二十三年 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- commander directing operations in southern Anhui 督師皖南AD 1860 十年 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 250
- Governor-General of the Two Jiangs 兩江總督AD 1860 十年 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 167
- Governor-General of Jiangsu 江蘇總督AD 1862 to AD 1874 同治間 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 150, passage 11
- Vice Minister 侍郎AD 1851 to AD 1853 咸豐初 · HeldDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 246
- Governor-General of the Two Jiangs 兩江總督HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 77, 147
- Grand Secretary concurrent governor-general 大學士總督兼官HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 143
- Vice Minister 侍郎HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 7, 38; Draft History of Qing 382, passage 127
- Grand Secretary 大學士HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 239
- Grand Tutor (posthumous) 太傅Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 276
- Vice Minister 侍郎RelinquishedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 103
- Cloud Cavalry Captain (hereditary) 雲騎尉世職GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 217
- posthumous name Wenzheng 諡文正GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 276
- dedicated shrine 專祠Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 102
- First-rank Marquis of Yiyong 一等毅勇侯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 172
Places and affiliations
- Qing 清Relation Served
- Qing 清Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156; Draft History of Qing 150, passage 11
- Polity Qing · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 60
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 208; Draft History of Qing 386, passage 271; Draft History of Qing 387, passage 21; Draft History of Qing 397, passages 99, 124, 191; Draft History of Qing 399, passages 73, 167; Draft History of Qing 405, passages 7-8, 26, 50, 71, 88, 109, 126, 138, 148, 161, 172, 203, 226, 273; Draft History of Qing 411, passages 7, 14, 70, 143, 259; Draft History of Qing 414, passages 107, 120; Draft History of Qing 415, passages 3, 28, 64; Draft History of Qing 420, passage 185; Draft History of Qing 424, passages 130, 145; Draft History of Qing 429, passage 27; Draft History of Qing 431, passage 80; Draft History of Qing 432, passages 32, 70, 89, 237, 250; Draft History of Qing 433, passages 13, 29, 44, 92, 172; Draft History of Qing 452, passages 4, 25; Draft History of Qing 503, passage 142; Draft History of Qing 505, passage 239
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
- At Xiangxiang, Hunan 湖南湘鄉Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 3
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- At Jiangnan 江南 · Relation InspectedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 167
- At Ningbo 寧波 · Relation Active atDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156
- At Shanghai 上海 · Relation Active atDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156
- Organization Hunan Army 湘軍 · Relation FounderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 177
- Organization Hunan Braves 湘勇 · Relation FounderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 31
- Organization Zeng Guofan's secretariat 曾國籓幕 · Relation HeadedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 142
Learning and skills
- Subject Neo-Confucian moral principle 義理之學 · Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 9
- EarnedAD 1838 道光十八年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 7
- Skill literary composition and evidential scholarship 詞章考據Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 10
Works and attributed material
- victory songs for army and fleet 水陸師得勝歌Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 89
- supplement to Comprehensive Study of the Five Rites 五禮通考補Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 254
- AD 1867 六年Memorial · Author · About Person Id Zhang Shiri (張詩日) · Paraphrased · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 161
- Advised on imperial virtueMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 23
- Advised on revenue and troopsMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 15-21
- Explained defeat and disciplineSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 55-61
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- Justified sending Luo to HubeiSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 83
- Memorialized lack of naval force and Chonglun's undermining of Wu WenrongMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 55-57
- MemorializedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passages 64-65
- Recommended officialsMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Refused to lift Anqing siegeSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 128
- Refused to report private grievanceSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 42
- Requested punishmentMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 63, 71, 76
- Requested transfer of troopsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 70
- Frontier officials' paramount duty is to hold the city. A senior minister is judged by intent and conduct, not by whether a public petition exists. 疆吏以城守為大節，不宜以僚屬一言為進止。大臣以心跡定罪，不必以公禀有無為權衡。AD 1862 同治元年 · Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · With He Guiqing (何桂清) · Mode quotation Speaker Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 192-193
- AD 1854 四年Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zeng Guofan (曾國籓) · Summary Blamed Chong Lun and Tai Yong for Wuchang's fall and spoke more kindly of Qing Lin 武昌再陷，實因崇綸、台湧多方貽誤Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 99-105
- requested Jiang Zhongyi be transferred to aid southern AnhuiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 27
- AD 1852 咸豐二年Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passage 39
- AD 1851 to AD 1853 咸豐初Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 12-13
- Appointment narrative · AppointeeDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 155
- Final memorial · Presenter · Subject presented Tang Xunfang's final memorial on his behalf · With Tang Xunfang (唐訓方)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 60
- Memorial · Author · With Li Yuandu (李元度) · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 261
- Memorial · Author · With Ding Yifang (丁義方)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 94
- Memorial · Author · With Li Chaobin (李朝斌)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passages 198-202
- Memorial · Author · With Wang Ji (王吉)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 113
- Memorial · Author · Summary memorialized Minghe's career and martyrdom, asking additional honorsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 73
- Memorial · Author · Topic three policies for employing menDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 391, passage 27
- Memorial · Author
- Proposal · Author · Summary Green Standard nearly useless; Jiangnan force reformDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passages 166-173
- Proposal · Author · Summary train with new weapons along coast and YangziDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 178
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 138
Events and relationships
- Advanced on AnqingMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 116
- Asked to send troops to Ning Shicheng and hold southern GanAD 1864 三年 · Military · Requested commander · At Jiangxi 江西 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Mao Hongbin (毛鴻賓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 424, passages 145-146
- Asked to transfer Jiang Zhongyi to AnhuiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 27
- Assigned Jin Guochen to command the Yicong BattalionDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 29
- Campaigned against NianAD 1866 五年 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 158
- Captured Chenglingji and killed Zeng TianyangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 67
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- Carried out restoration strategiesDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 386, passages 270-271
- Coordinated naval pincer; later advanced on Huangzhou and reported Wu Wenrong's deathDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 43, 54-55
- Defeated at Jinggang and attempted suicideMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 53
- Directed the force sent to relieve Zhejiang; Xiao Qijiang marched under him toward GanzhouDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31-32
- Directed operationsAD 1860 十年 · Military · Commander · At southern Anhui 皖南Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 250
- Encamped at QimenMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 129
- Established arsenalsAD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Military technical · Commander · At Anqing and Jiangning 安慶、江寧Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 239
- Father death returnMourning · MournerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 102
- Fleet disaster at HukouMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 74-75
- Formed river flotillaAD 1853 咸豐三年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 89
- Founded the river navy and put Kunxiu in charge of ordnanceDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 73
- Held NanchangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 88
- Held QimenMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 138
- Impeached chong lunDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 124
- ImpeachedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 254
- Jiangning and NianMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 171, 187
- Jointly recommended Yan Zhengji with Lü XianjiDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 246
- Led combined forces eastMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 50
- Moved camp outside walls after garrison brawlMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 39-40
- Named to select officers and receive Shanghai customs supportDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 208-209
- Opposed confronting clerksDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 382, passage 127
- Ordered merchant shipbuildingAdministrative · Director · At Shanghai yard 滬廠Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 150, passage 41
- Ordered recruitmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 91
- Ordered to investigateDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 260
- Ordered to select officers to study foreign methodsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156
- Organized militia into brave battalionsMilitary · Commander · At Hunan 湖南Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 7, 38-39
- Organized militiaAD 1853 三年 · Military · Commander · At Changsha 長沙Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 26
- Organized naval forceMilitary · OrganizerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 176
- Posthumous shrine attachmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 102
- Presided over provincial examinationAD 1843 二十三年 · Examination · Examiner · At Sichuan 四川Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 8
- Presided over provincial examinationAD 1852 二年 · Examination · Examiner · At Jiangxi 江西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 25
- Proposed green standard and naval reformsPolitical · ReformerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passages 166, 173
- Proposed Hunan as baseAD 1864 to AD 1865 中原大定 · Policy · Proposer · At Guizhou 貴州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 185
- Raised army against TaipingMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passage 96
- Recalled to command campaignAD 1858 八年 · Military · Commander · At Zhejiang 浙江Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 66, 70
- Recommended Li Hongzhang for Jiangsu commandDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 15
- Recovered Wuchang HanyangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 70
- Reorganized at ChangshaMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 54
- Replaced byDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 81
- Retained troops against NianDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 120
- Retaken wuchangAD 1854 四年 · Military · Commander · At Wuchang 武昌Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 99
- Returned home on mother deathAD 1852 二年 · Mourning · MournerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 25
- Staff service byDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 450, passage 128
- Steadied fleet at NanchangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 78
- Suffered defeatsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 386, passage 37
- Summarily executed ruffiansLegal · Authority · Quantity 200+Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 35-36
- Supervised Nian campaignAD 1866 to AD 1867 督師剿捻匪 · Military · Commander in chiefDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 80
- Tianjin massacre settlementDiplomatic · NegotiatorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 238
- Took AnqingAD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Military · Commander · At Anqing 安慶Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 14
- Took Nanjing; later led Nian campaign without success and returned to Two JiangsAD 1864 同治三年至五年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passages 67, 76
- Trained troops after Qi Jiguang methodsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 30
- Transferred Hezhang's army to Hubei; later memorialized to vacate the Gansu postDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 172, 174
- With Hu Linyi planned the Anhui campaignDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 13
- Relation Colleague of · Person Woren (倭仁)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 9
- Relation Patron of · Person Huang Yisheng (黃翼升)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 28
- Relation Colleague of · Person Hu Linyi (胡林翼)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 113
- Relation Mentor of · Person Hu Linyi (胡林翼)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 423, passage 18
- Relation Colleague of · Person Li Hongzhang (李鴻章)
- Relation Teacher of · Person Li Hongzhang (李鴻章)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 154; Draft History of Qing 411, passage 7
- Relation Mentor of · Person Luo Zinan (羅澤南)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 423, passage 18
- Relation Patron of · Person Taqibu (塔齊布)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 64-65
- Relation Friend of · Person Mei Cengliang (梅曾亮)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 10
- Relation Successor of · Person Zhang Fei (張芾)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 167
- Relation Recommender of · Person Wang Qingyun (王慶雲)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Relation Patron of · Person Xu Shou (徐壽)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passages 239, 243
- Relation Recommender of · Person Xu Shou (徐壽)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 243
- Relation Colleague of · Person Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 139, passage 156
- Relation Patron of · Person Yao Junchang (姚濬昌)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passage 187
- Relation Student of · Person Tang Jian (唐鑒)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 9
- Relation Superior of · Person Li Yuandu (李元度)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 250, 254
- Relation Friend of · Person Liu Chuanying (劉傳瑩)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 10
- Relation Superior of · Person Wu Kunxiu (吳坤修)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 92
- Relation Colleague of · Person He Guizhen (何桂珍)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 9
- Relation Recommender of · Person Jiang Zhongyuan (江忠源)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Relation Rival of · Person Chen Qimai (陳啟邁)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 80
- Relation Commander of · Person Zhang Shiri (張詩日)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 158
- Relation Recommender of · Person Li Tangjie (李棠階)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Relation Friend of · Person Shao Yichen (邵懿辰)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 10
- Relation Colleague of · Person Wu Tingdong (吳廷棟)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 9
- Relation Recommender of · Person Wu Tingdong (吳廷棟)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Relation Commander of · Person Luo Fengyuan (羅逢元)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 176
- Relation Superior of · Person Xiao Qijiang (蕭啟江)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 32
- Relation Recommender of · Person Yan Zhengji (嚴正基)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 246; Draft History of Qing 405, passage 14
- Relation Teacher of · Person Xu Shuming (徐樹銘)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 442, passage 29
- Relation Patron of · Person Deng Chuanmi (鄧傳密)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 142
- Relation Recommender of · Person Song Menglan (宋夢蘭)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 84-85
- Relation Recommender of · Person Liu Lianjie (劉連捷)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 107
- Relation Invited as staff · Person Huang Chunxi (黃淳熙)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 44
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment admired by Chen Baozhen as model for recommending talent · Mode named-person-report · Source Person Id Chen Baozhen (陳寶箴)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 464, passage 64
- Assessment benchmark of ability alongside Hu Linyi · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Mao Hongbin (毛鴻賓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 424, passage 130
- Assessment compared-to-Zhuge-Liang-Pei-Du-Wang-Yangming · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 267
- Assessment deeply impressed by Xu Shou · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 243
- Assessment enjoyed-emperor-confidence · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 38
- Assessment held him in high regard · Person Liu Lianjie (劉連捷) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 107
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- Assessment incisive-and-lucid-memorialist · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Xianfeng Emperor (清文宗)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 13
- Assessment praised Yan Duanshu and Pang Zhonglu for restraint and integrity · With Yan Duanshu (晏端書), Pang Zhonglu (龐鍾璐) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 133, passages 153, 156
- imposing bearing, fine beard and moustache, sharp angular eyesPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 250
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passages 102, 158
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