Lin Fengxiang (林鳳祥)

Overview

Lin Fengxiang was a Taiping rebel leader.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1854 咸豐四年
captured and executed 擒伏誅
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 106

Attested activity

AD 1853 三年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 392, passages 81, 83
AD 1853 咸豐三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 390, passage 115
AD 1855 咸豐五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 107
AD 1854 咸豐四年
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 392, passage 106

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Entered
AD 1855 咸豐五年 · Captured
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 107

Events and relationships

Raided capital region
AD 1853 咸豐三年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 390, passage 115

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 390Volume 390 Biographies 177: Jia Zhen, Zhou Zupei, Zhu Fengbiao, Dan Maoqian · 1 passage

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未幾，悍賊林鳳祥等竄畿輔，复偕楨、心存等奏陳預籌守城事宜。 Before long the fierce rebel Lin Fengxiang and others broke into the capital region; Fengbiao again joined Zhen, Xincong, and others in memorializing on preparations for the capital's defense.

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

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令總兵花里雅遜布屯延津防河，雙祿守彰德為後繼，而賊酋林鳳祥、李開芳已自汜水渡河，陷溫縣，犯懷慶。 Brigade General Hualiyaxunbu was posted at Yanjin to guard the river and Shuang Lu at Zhangde as reserve, but rebel chiefs Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang had already crossed at Sishui, taken Wen County, and were threatening Huaiqing.

逾年始殄賊，先後擒首逆林鳳祥、李開芳伏誅，畿輔肅清。 More than a year passed before the rebels were finally destroyed; chief leaders Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang were captured and executed in turn, and the capital region was pacified.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 398Volume 398 Biographies 185: Zong Shixianghou, Huo Longwu, Fu Zhu Hong A, En Zhang, Chen Shengyuan, Qi Suzao, Chen Kerang, Liu Tongying, Rui Chang, Jie Chun, Xi Ling A · 1 passage

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賊首林鳳祥就擒，被詔嘉獎，命赴本任。 When the rebel leader Lin Fengxiang was captured, the throne commended him and ordered him to take up his post at Hangzhou.