Liang Chengfu | |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1820 |
Birth Place: | Yulin, Guangxi, Qing Empire |
Death Place: | Chengdu, Sichuan |
Allegiance: | Qing Empire (to 1849) Taiping (to 1864) |
Serviceyears: | 1850–1865 |
Rank: | Taiping's Lieutenant General |
Battles: | Western Front |
Liang Chengfu (; died 26 June 1865) was an eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the King of Qi (啟王). He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially at Hubei and Shaanxi in central and northwest China. He was awarded the E An in 1860. Liang was an important general for late-Taiping and broke out the Hubei Pocket in August 1864 till 1865. He later joined in the Nien Rebellion.
Liang died in battle in 1865.[1]
Western Front