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  • Zuo Zongtang
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  • Zuo Zongtang (, pronounced ; Courtesy name: ) (November 10, 1812 - September 5, 1885), spelled Tso Tsung-t'ang in Wade–Giles and known simply as General Tso in the West, was a Chinese statesman and military leader in the late Qing Dynasty. He was born in Wenjialong, north of Changsha in Hunan province. He served in China's northwestern regions, quelling the Dungan revolt and various other disturbances. He served with distinction during the Qing Empire's civil war against the Taiping Rebellion, in which it is estimated 20 million people died.
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term start
  • 1862
  • 1863
  • 1866
  • 1881
Birth Date
  • 1812-11-10
Commands
  • Commander of the Xiang Army
death place
  • Fuzhou, Fujian
Name
  • Zuo Zongtang
ImageSize
  • 200
Caption
  • Portrait of General Tso, by Piassetsky, 1875
Birth Place
  • Xiangyin County, Hunan
Title
term end
  • 1866
  • 1878
  • 1884
  • ----
death date
  • 1885-09-05
Rank
Allegiance
  • 20
Battles
Successor
Years
  • 1865
  • 1866
  • 1881
Occupation
  • Statesman, military leader
P
  • Jìgāo
  • Zuǒ Zōngtáng
Order
C
  • 季高
  • 左宗棠
Predecessor
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  • Zuo Zongtang (, pronounced ; Courtesy name: ) (November 10, 1812 - September 5, 1885), spelled Tso Tsung-t'ang in Wade–Giles and known simply as General Tso in the West, was a Chinese statesman and military leader in the late Qing Dynasty. He was born in Wenjialong, north of Changsha in Hunan province. He served in China's northwestern regions, quelling the Dungan revolt and various other disturbances. He served with distinction during the Qing Empire's civil war against the Taiping Rebellion, in which it is estimated 20 million people died.
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