Xi Baotian (席寶田) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xi Baotian was a Surveillance commissioner.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1890 光緒十六年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 464, passage 44
AD 1871 同治十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 437, passage 46

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 437 Volume 437 Biographies 224: Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhidong, Qu Hongji 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 464 Volume 464 Biographies 251: Li Duanfen, Xu Zhijingzi, Ren Zhu, Chen Baozhen, Huang Zunxian, Ceng He, Yang Shenxiu, Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Tan Sitong With: Tang Caichang, Lin Xu, Kang Guangren 1 passage

Places and affiliations

Qing 清
Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 464, passage 44

Events and relationships

Destroyed Hong Fuzhen
Military · Commander · With Hong Fuzhen (洪福瑱)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 464, passage 44

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 437Volume 437 Biographies 224: Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhidong, Qu Hongji · 1 passage

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文韶條上援黔、防境機宜，以兵事屬按察使席寶田，督其部將蘇元春、龔繼昌等進剿，斬首逆張秀眉烏鴉坡，黔境平。 Wenshao laid out in detail how to aid Guizhou and guard the frontier, put military affairs in the hands of Surveillance Commissioner Xi Baotian, and directed subordinates such as Su Yuanchun and Gong Jichang in the campaign; the rebel leader Zhang Xiumei was beheaded at Wuyapo, and Guizhou was pacified.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 464Volume 464 Biographies 251: Li Duanfen, Xu Zhijingzi, Ren Zhu, Chen Baozhen, Huang Zunxian, Ceng He, Yang Shenxiu, Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Tan Sitong With: Tang Caichang, Lin Xu, Kang Guangren · 1 passage

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寶箴之江西，為席寶田畫策殲寇洪福瑱，事寧，敘知府，超授河北道。 When Baozhen went to Jiangxi, he planned for Xi Baotian the destruction of the rebel Hong Fuzhen; when matters were pacified, he was recommended as prefect and promoted out of turn to intendant of Hebei Circuit.