Rongyao (榮耀) | 24 Histories

Overview

Rongyao was a Son of Xi Ling'a.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1861 咸豐十一年
killed in battle 殞於陣
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 147

Attested activity

AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 147

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Xi Ling'a (錫齡阿)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 147

Career and standing

hereditary Cloud Cavalry commandant 雲騎尉世職
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 398, passage 150

References in the histories

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 · 2 passages

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十一年，賊來犯，督兵出戰，城中內應起，折回巷戰，全軍皆沒，與兩子榮輝、榮耀同殞於陣。 In 1861 the rebels attacked. He led his troops out to meet them, but collaborators rose inside the city. He turned back to fight street by street until his whole force was destroyed. He and his two sons Ronghui and Rongyao were killed on the field.

子榮輝、榮耀並予雲騎尉世職。 His sons Ronghui and Rongyao were both granted hereditary cloud-cavalry titles.