Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠)

Overview

Zuo Zongtang was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1863 同治二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 131

Career and standing

governor-general 總督
AD 1863 同治二年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 131

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 131

Events and relationships

Ordered Lin Wencha to Taiwan
AD 1863 同治二年 · Administrative · Governor general · With Lin Wencha (林文察)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 131

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 429Volume 429 Biographies 216: Jiang Zhongyi, Zhou Kuanshi, Shi Qingji, Yu Jichang, Lin Wencha, Zhao Deguang, Zhang Wende · 1 passage

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二年，台灣不靖，總督左宗棠令渡台號召舊部，統領諸軍。 In 1863, when Taiwan was in turmoil, Governor-General Zuo Zongtang ordered him to cross the strait, rally his old troops, and take command of the field armies.