Honorific Prefix: | First Class Count Guowei |
Guanwen | |
Office: | Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall |
Term Start: | 1862 |
Term End: | 1871 |
Office1: | Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library |
Term Start1: | 1860 |
Term End1: | 1862 |
Office2: | Assistant Grand Secretary |
Term Start2: | 1858 |
Term End2: | 1860 |
Office3: | Viceroy of Zhili |
Term Start3: | 1867 |
Term End3: | 1868 |
Predecessor3: | Liu Changyou |
Successor3: | Zeng Guofan |
Office4: | Viceroy of Huguang |
Term Start4: | 1855 |
Term End4: | 1866 |
Predecessor4: | Yang Pei |
Successor4: | Tang Tingxiang (acting) |
Occupation: | politician, general |
Birth Date: | 1798 |
Blank1: | Clan name |
Data1: | Wanggiya (王佳) |
Blank2: | Courtesy name |
Data2: | Xiufeng (秀峰) |
Blank3: | Posthumous name |
Data3: | Wengong (文恭) |
Allegiance: | Qing dynasty |
Branch: | Han Chinese Imperial Household Department Plain White Banner Manchu Plain White Banner |
Rank: | General |
Commands: | Green Standard Army |
Battles: | Taiping Rebellion |
Guanwen (Manchu: m={{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠨᠸᡝᠨ, 1798 - 1871), courtesy name Xiufeng, was a Manchu official, Grand Secretariat, military general, Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and commander of the Army Group Central Plain during the late Qing dynasty in China.
Guanwen was born in a Manchu clan Wanggiya. He raised the Green Standard Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of the Qing dynasty along with other prominent figures, including Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, setting the scene for the era later known as the "Tongzhi Restoration" (Chinese: 同治中兴). He was known for his strategic perception and administrative skill.
Guanwen was appointed Viceroy of Huguang from 1856 when the civil war. This was after two previous holders of the post had been killed in battle and another had committed suicide. Guanwen led the 600,000-strong Green Standard Army in the Central Plain.