Li Chendian

Li Chendian

Li Chenden (Chinese: 李臣典; pinyin: Lǐ Chéndiǎn; Styled posthumously: as Viscount of the First Class一級子爵 ) (1838 - 1864) was an eminent Han military general during the late Qing Dynasty in China. He joined the Xiang Army and fought effectively against the Taiping Rebellion restoring the stability of the Qing Dynasty. He was one of nine generals who led the force which occupied Nanjing in 1864. Commander Zeng Guoquan identified Li as the most meritorious of the nine generals in the recovery of Nanjing. The Beijing government praised him and his fellow generals commended him.

During the Qing Dynasty's 267 years, Li was the youngest person elevated to Peerage.