Shi Dakai 石达开
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Shi Dakai (March 1831 – 25 June 1863; simplified Chinese:石达开; traditional Chinese:石達開; pinyin:Shí Dákāi), born in Guigang, Guangxi, also known as Wing King (翼王五千岁 Lord of Five Thousand Years) or phonetically translated as Yi-Wang, was one of the most highly acclaimed leaders in the Taiping Rebellion and a poet.