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Also Known As Chengzong • Chengjingyi
Born November 17, 1612 • China
Died December 31, 1650 (aged 38) • Chengde • China
Founder Qing dynasty
Notable Family Members father Nurhachi
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
An Lushan
Chinese general
Nurhachi
Manchurian chieftain
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
Cixi
Cixi
empress dowager of China
Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai
president of China
Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon
British general
Xiang Yu
Chinese rebel leader
Wu Sangui
Chinese general
Zhang Xueliang
Chinese warlord
Ye Jianying
Chinese politician
Yang Xiuqing
Chinese rebel leader
Zuo Zongtang
Chinese official