Ren Zhu

Ren Zhu (; died 1867), born in

Mengcheng Mengcheng County () is a county in the northwest of Anhui, Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bozhou city, bordering Lixin County. It is famous for its beef production and for Zhuang Zhou, Zhuangzi, 4th century BCE philosophe ...

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, China was an eminent military leader of the Nien Rebellion who was known during his military tenure as the King of Lu (). He led Nien () forces to many military victories.

Li Hongzhang Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi ( zh, t=李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; February 15, 1823 – November 7, 1901) was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in importan ...

praised Ren Zhu's ability to command hundreds of thousands of

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. In May 1865, during a campaign against the Qing in

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, he shot the Qing general

Sengge Rinchen Sengge Rinchen (1811 – 18 May 1865) or Senggelinqin () was a Mongols, Mongol nobleman and general who served under the Qing dynasty during the reigns of the Daoguang Emperor, Daoguang, Xianfeng Emperor, Xianfeng and Tongzhi Emperor, Tongzhi emper ...

during the Battle of Gaolouzhai, which sent a shock to the

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and resulted in the promotion of

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Zeng Guofan Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang ...

to commander of the

Huai Army The Huai Army (), named for the Huai River, was a military force allied with the Qing dynasty raised to contain the Taiping Rebellion in 1862. It was also called the Anhui Army because it was based in Anhui province. It helped to restore the stabil ...

. In June 1865, he with

Lai Wenguang Lai Wenguang (賴文光, 1827–1868) was an eminent Chinese military leader of the Taiping Rebellion and Nian Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the King of Zun (遵王) ("obey God"). He served under Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Adminis ...

, he commanded the Nien cavalry forces numbering 90,000 in surrounding and attacking the capital of

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, which was nearly successful. He died in battle in Ganyu, killed by the

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general

Liu Mingchuan Liu Mingchuan () (1836–1896), courtesy name Xingsan, was a Chinese military general and politician during the late Qing dynasty. He was born in Hefei, Anhui. Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, a ...

. 1867 deaths Nian Rebellion Year of birth unknown Generals from Anhui People from Bozhou {{China-mil-bio-stub