Guanwen

{{Short description|Qing official and general (1798 – 1871)}}

{{family name hatnote|Guwanwen|Wanggiya|lang=Manchu}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = First Class Count Guowei

| honorific-suffix =

|name=Guanwen

|image=平定粵匪功臣像─官文像.jpg

| office = Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall

| term_start = 1862

| term_end = 1871

| predecessor =

| successor =

| office1 = Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library

| term_start1 = 1860

| term_end1 = 1862

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| office2 = Assistant Grand Secretary

| term_start2 = 1858

| term_end2 = 1860

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| office3 = Viceroy of Zhili

| term_start3 = 1867

| term_end3 = 1868

| predecessor3 = Liu Changyou

| successor3 = Zeng Guofan

| office4 = Viceroy of Huguang

| term_start4 = 1855

| term_end4 = 1866

| predecessor4 = Yang Pei

| successor4 = Tang Tingxiang (acting)

| occupation = politician, general

| father =

| relations =

| children =

| birth_date = 1798

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death year and age|1871|1798}}

| death_place =

| blank1 = Clan name

| data1 = Wanggiya (王佳)

| blank2 = Courtesy name

| data2 = Xiufeng (秀峰)

| blank3 = Posthumous name

| data3 = Wengong (文恭)

| allegiance = Qing dynasty

| branch = Han Chinese Imperial Household Department Plain White Banner
Manchu Plain White Banner

| serviceyears =

| rank = General

| commands = Green Standard Army

| battles = Taiping Rebellion

| laterwork =

}}

Guanwen ({{zh|t=官文}}, {{lang-mnc|m={{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠨᠸᡝᠨ}}|v=guwanwen}}, 1798 – 1871), courtesy name Xiufeng ({{zh|t=秀峰}}), was a Manchu official, Grand Secretariat, military general, Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and commander of the Army Group Central Plain during the late Qing dynasty in China.

Guanwen was born in a Manchu clan Wanggiya. He raised the Green Standard Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of the Qing dynasty along with other prominent figures, including Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, setting the scene for the era later known as the "Tongzhi Restoration" ({{lang|zh|同治中兴}}). He was known for his strategic perception and administrative skill.

Oversight of the Xiang Army

Guanwen was appointed Viceroy of Huguang from 1856 when the civil war. This was after two previous holders of the post had been killed in battle and another had committed suicide. Guanwen led the 600,000-strong Green Standard Army in the Central Plain.

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