E An

E An(義安) were the highest military award and decorations during the Taiping Rebellion. These terms require an adjective to indicate who granted it and for what reason. E is first class merit and An is the second merit; Chinese meant E is friendly, An is luck and peaceful.

In Taiping, if the king wanted to promote someone, he gave the person either award, the E or AnThis rule was challenged after 1861, because Li Xiucheng thought the award had been given too freely.

People

*Chen Yucheng created Cheng Tian E(成天義) in 1857
*Liang Chengfu created Zeng Tian E(則天義)in 1860
*Tan SauGuan(譚紹光) created Jian Tian E(建天義)in 1861
*Ye Yunlai(葉芸來) created Sho Tian An(受天安) in 1857

See Also

Yang Fuqing

ources

Tiān Guó Zwi(天國志)