Quote of the day
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
Du Wenxiu

Born: 1823
Died: 1872 (aged 49)
Bio: Du Wenxiu was the Chinese Muslim leader of the Panthay Rebellion, an anti-Qing revolt in China during the Qing dynasty. Du had Han Chinese ancestry. Born in Yongchang, Du Wenxiu was the son of a Han Chinese who converted to Islam.