Overview
Wu Wenrong was an official and Governor-General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhenfu | 甄甫 | Zhenfu |
| Posthumous name | Wenjie | 文節 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1854 四年正月Died in defeat · At Huangzhou 黃州 · Cause Army defeatedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 119
- AD 1854 四年Already dead · Cause Died before Qing Lin helped manage military affairsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 100
- AD 1854 咸豐四年正月Threw himself into a pond and died after battle defeat · At Ducheng near Huangzhou 堵城Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 51
- Defeated and killed · At Huangzhou 黃州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 48
Attested activity
- AD 1854 四年Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 99-100
- AD 1854 四年正月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 119
- AD 1854 吳文鎔督師黃州亦敗死Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 48
- AD 1853 咸豐三年九月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 39
- AD 1852 咸豐二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 393, passage 134; Draft History of Qing 396, passage 34
- AD 1852 咸豐二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 424, passage 9
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- AD 1851 咸豐元年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 29
- AD 1851 咸豐初Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 394, passage 138
- AD 1854 咸豐四年正月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 48, 51
- AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 2
- AD 1853 次年春Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 115-118
- AD 1850 道光三十年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 26
- AD 1849 道光二十九年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 21
- AD 1848 道光二十八年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 14
- AD 1839 道光十九年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 91, passages 97-98
- AD 1839 道光十九年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 9
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 396 Volume 396 Biographies 183: Wu Wenrong, Pan Duo, Deng Erheng 23 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 397 Volume 397 Biographies 184: Lu Jianying, Yang Wending, Qing Lin, Chong Lun, He Guiqing 6 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 91 Volume 91 Treatises 66: Rites 10, Bin Li 1 passage
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 393 Volume 393 Biographies 180: Li Xingyuan, Zhou Tianjue, Lao Chongguang 1 passage
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 394 Volume 394 Biographies 181: Xu Guangjin, Ye Mingchen, Huang Zonghan 1 passage
Career and standing
- acting governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang 閩浙總督AD 1840 道光二十年 · ActingDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 9
- bachelor of the Hanlin Academy 庶吉士AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 2
- compiler 編修AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 2
- governor of Fujian 福建巡撫AD 1839 道光十九年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 9
- reader-in-waiting of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院侍讀學士AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 4
- vice minister of Rites 禮部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 6
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- acting vice minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎ConcurrentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 7
- Governor-General 總督AD 1852 咸豐二年 · HeldDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 424, passage 9
- governor-general 總督AD 1853 次年春 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 115
- Governor of Fujian 閩撫HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 91, passage 98
- academician of the Grand Secretariat 內閣學士PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 5
- governor-general of Yunnan and Guizhou 雲貴總督PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 28
- Supervisor of the Household of the Heir Apparent 詹事PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 5
- governor of Jiangxi 江西巡撫AD 1841 道光二十一年 · ReassignedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 10
- educational commissioner of Shuntian 順天學政ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 5
- governor-general of Huguang 湖廣總督AD 1853 咸豐三年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 37
- governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang 閩浙總督AD 1852 咸豐二年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 34
- governor of Zhejiang 浙江巡撫AD 1848 道光二十八年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 14
- governor of Hubei 湖北巡撫AD 1840 道光二十年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 9
- Ministry of Punishments 刑部TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 7
- posthumous honors as governor-general killed in battle 總督陣亡例賜卹BestowedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 53
- enshrined in Capital Shrine of Loyalty 祀京師昭忠祠EnshrinedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 53
- dedicated shrine in Hubei 湖北專祠AD 1862 to AD 1874 同治中 · RequestedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 59
- Commandant of Cavalry and Commandant of Light Cavalry (hereditary) 騎都尉兼雲騎尉世職ConferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 53
- EnteredAD 1850 道光三十年 · Stripped of rank retainedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 26
- EnteredRank restoredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 27
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
- At Yizheng, Jiangsu 江蘇儀徵Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 1
- At Fujian 閩 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 91, passage 98
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1819 嘉慶二十四年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 2
Works and attributed material
- Declared he would not begrudge death but could wait no longer for reinforcementsSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 45-47
- Memorialized against Xiang Rong claiming merit while feigning illnessDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 31
- Memorialized to abolish excessive acting post transfersMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 17
- Praised Jiang Zhongyuan and funded his return for burialDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 24-25
- Recommended Bayang'a and eight othersDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 31
- Requested Ministry of Revenue clerk for audit assistance; refusedMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 18
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- Self impeached after flood requesting dismissalAD 1849 道光二十九年 · Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 21
- Swore to live or die with the citySpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 40
- Wrote warning about Yong'an rebelsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 33
Events and relationships
- Advanced on Huangzhou and encamped at DuchengAD 1854 咸豐四年正月 · Military · Commander · At Huangzhou 黃州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 48
- Arrived at Wuchang; defended city for tens of days until siege liftedAD 1853 咸豐三年九月 · Military · Defender · At Wuchang 武昌Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 39, 41
- Audited Zhejiang salt administrationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 19
- Captured and punished religious and secret society banditsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 13
- Defeated and killed at HuangzhouMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 48
- Dispatched generalsDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 424, passage 9
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- Impeached five negligent county magistratesAD 1848 道光二十八年 · Legal · ImpeacherDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 16
- Impeached Xue Siqi for banishment to XinjiangDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 15
- Investigated affairsInvestigation · Investigator · At Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and the Southern Rivers 安徽、浙江、江蘇及南河 · With Tang Jinshao (湯金釗)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 8
- Ordered naval capture of Yushan Island banditsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 20
- Ordered Zuo Daxiong to suppress Yongchang border banditsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 30
- Organized coastal defenses against BritainDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 9
- Organized famine relief and cut corrupt feesAD 1841 道光二十一年 · Disaster relief · AdministratorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 11
- Personally inspected Jiaxing and Huzhou disaster and carried out reliefAD 1849 道光二十九年 · Disaster relief · InspectorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 22
- Personally supervised suppression of Yongchang Hui rebels at XundianAD 1853 咸豐三年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 36
- Planned joint campaign with Hu Linyi and Zeng GuofanDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 43
- Rushed to inspect seawall breaches; fell into water and nearly drownedAD 1850 道光三十年 · Disaster · InspectorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 26
- Sent to suppressAD 1853 次年春 · Military · Commander · At Huangzhou 黃州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 117-118
- Relation Recommender of · Person Hu Linyi (胡林翼)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 32
- Relation Rival of · Person Chonglun (崇綸)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 40, 44
- Relation Corresponded with · Person Shō Iku (尚育)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 91, passage 98
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment administrative record second only to Lin Zexu; stern bearing · Mode historian-judgment · With Lin Zexu (林則徐)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 140
- Assessment loyalty and courage in undertaking affairs · Mode named-person Source Person Id Xianfeng Emperor (咸豐帝)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 29
- Assessment people greatly praised his loyal diligence and love of country · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 99
- Assessment promoted the honest and punished the corrupt · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 12
- Assessment upheld integrity and died with honor; framed by colleagues · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 142-143
- Item five hundred taels from integrity stipend 養廉五百兩 · Relation Bestowed · With Jiang Zhongyuan (江忠源)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 25
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passages 99, 115
References in the histories
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