Tang Xunfang (唐訓方)

Overview

Tang Xunfang was a Father of Tang Jiong and military commander.

Life and dates

Death

Deceased; final memorial and remains mentioned
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passages 60-61

Attested activity

AD 1849 道光二十九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 458, passages 58-59
AD 1862 同治改元
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 10

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Tang Jiong (唐炯)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 58

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Governor of Anhui 安徽巡撫
AD 1862 同治改元 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 10

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing · Relation Active in
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 58
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 10

Events and relationships

Commanded an army at Jinkou
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 458, passage 59
Reorganized Linhuai forces and assigned battalions
AD 1862 同治改元 · Military · Governor · With Song Qing (宋慶)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 10

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 458Volume 458 Biographies 245: Xu Yanxu, Tang Jiong, He Jing, Zhang Zhaodong · 4 passages

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道光二十九年舉人，訓方子。 He passed the provincial examination in the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang and was the son of Tang Xunfang.

訓方督師金口，炯馳數千里省視。 When his father commanded the army at Jinkou, Jiong rode thousands of li to see him.

越夕難作，倉皇奉遺疏謁曾國籓，得代奏。 Disaster struck the very next night. He hurried off with his father's final memorial to Zeng Guofan, who had it presented to the throne in his stead.

武昌复，求遺骸歸葬。 When Wuchang was recovered, he recovered his father's remains for burial at home.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 461Volume 461 Biographies 248: Song Qing, Lv Benyuan, Xu Bangdao, Ma Yukun, Yi Ke Tang A, Rong He, Zhang Shun · 1 passage

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同治改元，唐訓方撫安徽，裁臨淮軍，而以三營屬慶，毅軍自此始。 When the Tongzhi era began, Governor Tang Xunfang of Anhui reorganized the Linhuai forces, attaching three battalions to Qing — thus was born the celebrated Yijun, or Resolute Army.