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Also Known As Wu San-kuei
Born 1612 • China
Died October 2, 1678 (aged 66) • Hengyang • China
Role In Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
An Lushan
Chinese general
Xiang Yu
Chinese rebel leader
Yang Xiuqing
Chinese rebel leader
Shang Kexi
Chinese general
Li Xiucheng
Chinese general
Xu Da
Chinese general
Li Keyong
Turkish-Chinese general
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
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
Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai
president of China
Xianfeng
emperor of Qing dynasty