Liang Chengfu (; died 26 June 1865) was an eminent military leader of the

Taiping Rebellion The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict lasted 14 years, from its outbreak in 1850 until the fall of ...

, and known during his military tenure as the King of Qi (啟王). He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially at

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and

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in central and northwest China. He was awarded the E An in 1860. Liang was an important general for late-Taiping and broke out the Hubei Pocket in August 1864 till 1865. He later joined in the Nien Rebellion. Liang died in battle in 1865.

Wins

Western Front *

Battle of Guanzhong (1861) The Battle of Guanzhong () occurred during the Taiping Revolution that took place in October 1861. When Taiping's Western Army was defeated at Wuhan, they lost their connection with their capital of Nanjing. Former Western Army Commander Chen Yuch ...

* Hubei Pocket (1864)

Loss

*Defended the

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from September 1864 to 6 June 1865 and was arrested.

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