Taqibu information

塔齐布
Posthumously bestowed with the title of Third Lieutenant, Khatun Batulu, and Governor of Hunan Province.
Born	1816  Qing dynasty Beijing
Died	1855  Qing dynasty Jiangxi Province Jiujiang
Rank	Retainer → Third-class guard → Guerrilla → Vice general → Chief soldier → Provincial military commander of Hunan

Taqibu (Chinese: 塔齐布, Manchu: ᡨ᠋ᠠᠴᡳᠪᡠ, Möllendorff: Tacibu; 1816–1855), courtesy name Zhiting, member of the Tao Jia clan, a native of Manchuria's Bordered Yellow Banner, was promoted to the rank of retainer in his early years as an officer of the guards. Thereafter, he was expatriated to Hunan as a guerrilla. During this period, Taqibu's military talents were discovered by Zeng Guofan, and thus began to make a name for himself. On the recommendation of Zeng Guofan, Taqibu participated in the formation of the Hunan army and became Zeng Guofan's right-hand man. In the war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Taqibu led his troops to defeat the Taiping Army in Xiangtan, Yuezhou, Wuchang, and so on, and he was promoted to provincial military commander of Hunan, granted the title of Khatun Batulu Yong, and the position of riding lieutenant. In the war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Taqibu led his troops to defeat the Taiping Army in Xiangtan, Yuezhou, Wuchang, and so on, and he was promoted to governor of Hunan, granted the title of Khatun Batulu, and the position of cavalry lieutenant. Soon, Wuchang lost to the hands of the Taiping army, in the Qing army began to counterattack, the eve of the attack on Jiujiang, Taqibu died of illness due to exhaustion in the camp, the Qing court posthumously awarded the third-class lieutenant position.

History books describe Taqibu as "loyal and courageous",^[1] "wise and brave",^[2] his left arm tattooed with the words "loyalty to the country", and someone who can share the pain with the soldiers.^[1] In his spare time, he often talked with the soldiers about his family, and he cried every time he remembered his mother.^[2] When Taqibu was in combat, he carried a bow and arrows on his back, and two of his soldiers followed him with spears and lances, all of which were precise and accurate. In every battle, Taqibu went ahead on horseback, and he would save his friends when they were besieged,^[1] which made him known as "Ta Luo" with Luo Zenan,^[3] a Confucian general, in the Hunan army. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the eight banners could not be used for the environment, Taqibu and Wulantai, Dolong, Du Xing, Shu Bao, etc. were the only a few know how to fight the army and good at fighting the generals of the banners.^[4]