Qing · Rebel

Feng Yunshan 馮雲山

Féng Yúnshān

First attested AD 1851; died AD 1852

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Feng Yunshan was a rebel.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1852 咸豐二年
At Suoyi Ford 蓑衣渡 · Authority Jiang Zhongyuan (江忠源)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 46

Attested activity

AD 1852 咸豐二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 46
AD 1851 咸豐元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 28

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Rebelled against
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 28

Learning and skills

Belief Catholicism / Heavenly Lord religion 天主教 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 28

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 392Volume 392 Biographies 179: Sai Shang A, Ne Er Jing E · 2 passages

又疏陳賊勢，略言：「粵西股匪繁多，馮雲山、洪秀全、凌十八等俱奉天主教，凶狠稱最，來往於金田、東鄉、廟旺、中坪，官兵壁上環觀，有無可如何之勢。 He also reported on rebel strength, writing in summary: "Guangxi is overrun with rebel bands; Feng Yunshan, Hong Xiuquan, Ling Shiba, and others all profess Catholicism and are the fiercest of the lot, operating between Jintian, Dongxiang, Miaowang, and Zhongping while government troops look on from the walls, unable to do anything about it.

江忠源破賊於蓑衣渡，斃悍賊馮雲山。 Jiang Zhongyuan routed the rebels at Suoyi Ford and killed the formidable rebel leader Feng Yunshan.