page_title: Liu Mingchuan
hierarchical_section_title: Liu Mingchuan
caption_attribution_description: English: Liu Mingchuan (7 September 1836 - 21 January 1896) was a Chinese official who lived in the late Qing dynasty. 中文（繁體）‎: 劉銘傳肖像。劉銘傳（1836年9月7日—1896年1月21日），安徽省合肥市人，晚清時期政治家、軍事家，淮軍將領。
context_page_description: Liu Mingchuan, courtesy name Xinzheng an, was a Chinese official who lived in the mid-Qing dynasty. He was born in Hefei, Anhui. Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang as he emerged as an important Huai Army officer. In the aftermath of the Sino-French War, succeeding Ding Richang he was appointed the first governor of the newly established Taiwan Province. Today he is remembered for his efforts in modernizing Taiwan during his tenure as governor, and several institutions have been given his name, including Ming Chuan University in Taipei.
context_section_description: Liu Mingchuan (1836–1896), courtesy name Xinzheng an, was a Chinese official who lived in the mid-Qing dynasty. He was born in Hefei, Anhui. Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang as he emerged as an important Huai Army officer. In the aftermath of the Sino-French War, succeeding Ding Richang he was appointed the first governor of the newly established Taiwan Province. Today he is remembered for his efforts in modernizing Taiwan during his tenure as governor, and several institutions have been given his name, including Ming Chuan University in Taipei.
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