The Perilous Path of Power in Qing China In the aftermath of recapturing Nanjing in 1864, Zeng Guofan—architect of the […]
The Triumph That Shook the Forbidden City When Zeng Guoquan’s report of Nanjing’s recapture reached the Forbidden City, Beijing erupted […]
The Taiping Rebellion and the Rise of Li Xiucheng The mid-19th century in China was marked by the devastating Taiping […]
The Political Chessboard of Late Qing China In the sweltering summer of 1864, the Taiping Rebellion—a cataclysmic civil war that […]
The Taiping Rebellion and the Rise of the Xiang Army The mid-19th century was a period of immense turmoil in […]
The Taiping Crisis and the Desperate Defense of Nanjing By late 1862, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom—once a formidable rebel state […]
The Taiping Rebellion and the March on Nanjing The year 1862 found the Qing dynasty locked in a brutal civil […]
A Fractured Empire and the Rise of the Huai Army In the turbulent 1860s, the Qing Dynasty faced existential threats. […]
The Mentor and the Protégé: The Relationship Between Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang In the waning years of the Qing […]
The Taiping Rebellion and the Fragile Qing Defense The mid-19th century was a period of turmoil for China’s Qing Dynasty, […]
The Strategic Chessboard of 1861 In the summer of 1861, the Taiping Rebellion—a cataclysmic civil war that had ravaged China […]
The Perilous Stand at Qimen In the winter of 1860, the Qing dynasty’s most celebrated general, Zeng Guofan, found himself […]
A Pivotal Decision in the Taiping Rebellion In the summer of 1860, as the Taiping Rebellion raged across southern China, […]
The Collapse of Chen Yucheng’s Retreat The Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) was one of the bloodiest civil wars in history, and […]
The Crossroads of 1859: Zeng Guofan’s Rise and Taiping’s Decline By late 1859, the Qing Dynasty’s struggle against the Taiping […]
A Clash of Titans in the Taiping Rebellion The year 1859 marked a critical juncture in China’s devastating Taiping Rebellion […]
A Meeting That Changed History In the final month of 1858, amidst the turmoil of the Taiping Rebellion, a pivotal […]
The Taiping Rebellion and the Rise of Zeng Guofan The mid-19th century was a period of profound upheaval in China, […]
The Crucible of Self-Reflection In the depths of personal and professional turmoil, the 19th-century Qing dynasty statesman and military leader […]
The Strategic Landscape of the Taiping Rebellion By late 1856, the Taiping Rebellion had raged across southern China for six […]
The Perilous Position of Zeng Guofan in Jiangxi In the mid-19th century, the Qing Dynasty faced one of its greatest […]
The Crucible of 1855: Zeng Guofan’s Strategic Dilemma The summer of 1855 was a season of torment for Zeng Guofan, […]
