Xia Tongshan (夏同善)

Overview

Xia Tongshan was a scholar and Teacher.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zisong	子鬆	Zisong
Posthumous name	Wenjing	文敬	Wenjing

Life and dates

Death

AD 1880 六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 143

Attested activity

AD 1875 光緒元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 135
AD 1880 六年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 135, 143
AD 1874 十三年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 120, 134
AD 1860 十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 115, 117
AD 1871 十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 120, 132
AD 1867 同治六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 120

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AD 1856 咸豐六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 115
AD 1878 四年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 135, 139

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Xia Tongshan
father 父
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 119
Parent of Xia Gengfu (夏庚复)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 145
Parent of Xia Dunfu (夏敦复)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 146
Child of Stepmother of Xia Tongshan
stepmother 繼母 · Step parentage
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 130

Career and standing

inner-palace classical scholar and tutor 典學內直
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 248, 251

Places and affiliations

At Renhe, Zhejiang 浙江仁和
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 114

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 1856 咸豐六年 · Credential jinshi 進士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 115

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With Sun Yijing (孫詒經) · Units s0122, s0123, s0124, s0125, s0126, s0127, s0128, s0129
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passages 121-129

Assessments and attributes

Assessment revered sacred virtue · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 251
Assessment worthy as a teacher of scholars · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 441, passage 251

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 441Volume 441 Biographies 228: Pan Zuyin, Li Wentian, Sun Yijing, Xia Tongshan, Zhang Jiaxiang, Zhang Yinglin, Zhang Renfu, Zhang Hengjia · 7 passages

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潘祖廕李文田孫詒經夏同善張家驤 Pan Zuyin, Li Wentian, Sun Yijing, Xia Tongshan, and Zhang Jiaxiang

會上將侍太后幸惇親王府，既，與夏同善諫罷。 When the emperor was about to accompany the Empress Dowager on a visit to Prince Dun's mansion, he and Xia Tongshan admonished him and the visit was canceled.

夏同善，字子鬆，浙江仁和人。 Xia Tongshan, courtesy name Zisong, was a native of Renhe in Zhejiang.

又以北塘之役，僧格林沁軍退頓通州，桂良再就議款，同善建言敵情叵測，宜專任僧格林沁備戰守：敕並依行。 After the Beitang affair, when Sengge Rinchen's army withdrew to Tongzhou and Gui Liang again negotiated terms, Tongshan memorialized that the enemy's intentions were unpredictable and that Sengge Rinchen alone should be charged with defense preparations; both recommendations were adopted.

其時傳言車駕將幸惇親王府，召集梨園，同善聞之，與孫詒經合疏諫止。 At that time rumor spread that the emperor would visit Prince Dun's mansion and summon opera troupes; on hearing this, Tongshan joined Sun Yijing in a joint memorial urging that the visit be canceled.

遺疏入，賜卹如例，諡文敬。 His final memorial was received; condolence gifts were granted as regulations provided, and he was given the posthumous name Wenjing (Reverent in Culture).

詒經重實學，同善崇聖德，家驤盡心誨納，英麟早勵風節，並無愧師儒。 Yijing valued practical learning; Tongshan revered sacred virtue; Jiaxiang devoted himself to instruction and counsel; Yinglin early cultivated integrity of conduct—all were worthy teachers of scholars.