Why is the chicken called General Tso's chicken?

Why is the chicken called General Tso's chicken?
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The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized TsoTsung-t'ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo's home province.
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