Chen Kunshu
Born(1820-01-01)1 January 1820
Guigang, Guangxi, Qing Empire
Died7 May 1864(1864-05-07) (aged 44)
Changzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Empire
AllegianceQing Empire (to 1849)
Taiping (to 1864)
Years of service1850–1864
RankTaiping‘s Colonel General
Battles/warsEastern campaign

Western campaign

Chen Kunshu (Chinese: 陳坤書; died May 1864), prominent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the King of Hu (護王; Hu Wang).[1] He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially the Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan. He was executed by Li Hongzhang after interrogation in 1864.[2] Chen was an important General and was the sole person responsible for the late Taiping Rebellion.

Li Hongzhang used Chen to balance Li Xiucheng's power, which was originally justified, but grew too large.

Wins

Eastern campaign

It made Zeng Guofan offer a reward of 50,000 silver tael to arrest alive Chen and death 25,000 tael (then a soldier salary was 2 silver tael one month).

Western campaign

References

  1. Harris, Lane J. (2018-05-07). The Peking Gazette: A Reader in Nineteenth-Century Chinese History. BRILL. p. 114. ISBN 978-90-04-36100-3.
  2. Hummel, Arthur W. (2018-01-01). Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period: 1644-1911/2. Berkshire Publishing Group. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-61472-849-8.
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