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Also Known As Shih Ta-k’ai
Born March 1831 • China
Died June 25, 1863 (aged 32) • Chengdu • China
Role In Taiping Rebellion
Wu Sangui
Chinese general
Xianfeng
emperor of Qing dynasty
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Yang Xiuqing
Chinese rebel leader
Hong Rengan
Chinese rebel leader
Feng Yunshan
Chinese rebel leader
Li Xiucheng
Chinese general
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
An Lushan
Chinese general
Xiang Yu
Chinese rebel leader
Gaozu
emperor of Han dynasty
Liu Kunyi
Liu Kunyi
Chinese official
Li Zicheng
Chinese rebel
Gong Qinwang
Chinese official
Huang Chao
Chinese rebel
Xu Da
Chinese general
Li Keyong
Turkish-Chinese general
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty