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Xiang Army

military force raised by Zeng Guofan in Qing Dynasty
Organization Military Q2862893

Facts

5 properties

Identity

Instance of
military

Status and dates

Inception
1850[6]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1864[7]

Location

Country
Chinese Empire[2]

People

Founder
Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guoquan, Luo Zenan[3][4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hunan Army en Xiang Army fr Armée de Xiang id Tentara Xiang ja 湘勇 ja 湘軍 ko 상군 ru Сянская армия vi Tương quân zh 湘军 zh 湘勇 zh 湘軍
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
238902
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3tmo3Z
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
124024
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Hunan-Army
Freebase ID
/m/047tpm8
Topic's main category
Category:Xiang Army

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🔗 Connections
Founder 2
Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guoquan
Country 1
Chinese Empire
Instance of 1
military
← Military branch 1
Zeng Guofan
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Summary

Xiang Army is a military[1].

Related Entities

Chinese Empire Zeng Guofan

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3tmo3Z
    Instance of → military
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished → 1864
    Country → Chinese Empire
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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