Tan Shaoguang

Military Person

1835 – 1863

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Who was Tan Shaoguang?

Tan Shaoguang was a military leader of the Taiping Rebellion. During his military tenure he was known as the King of Mu. As a young soldier he joined the Jintian Uprising. After several years he was promoted to general, and led the Taiping forces to many military victories. He was awarded the E An in 1861. He was murdered by traitors after an interrogation in 1863.

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Born
Dec 1, 1835
Guigang
Died
Dec 1, 1863
Suzhou

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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