Li Xiucheng, Chinese field marshal (born 1823)

Li Xiucheng

Head of military affairs in the Taiping Heavenly Dynasty (1850-1864)

Li Xiucheng was a military rebel commander opposing the Qing dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion. He was born to a peasant family. In 1864, he was captured and interrogated following the third and final Battle of Nanjing. He was then executed by Zeng Guofan.