Xie Baosheng (謝寶勝)

Overview

Xie Baosheng was a Military Officer, General, and Daoist Priest.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zilan	子蘭	Zǐlán

Life and dates

Death

AD 1912 遜位詔至
Shot himself after receiving the abdication edict · At Yuzhou 裕州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 214

Attested activity

AD 1912 遜位詔至
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 214

Career and standing

brigade general of Hebei 河北鎮總兵
AD 1909 宣統改元 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 186

Places and affiliations

At Shouzhou, Anhui 安徽壽州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 172

Learning and skills

Belief Daoism 黃冠 · Relation Practitioner
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passages 175, 178, 181

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Content Summary said Ma Yukun understood him and he could not honorably refuse service · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Xie Baosheng (謝寶勝)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 177

Events and relationships

Captured or deterred major bandit leaders
Bandit suppression in southern Henan · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passages 188-196
Fought Japanese forces in dozens of engagements
AD 1895 光緒二十一年 · Sino Japanese War · Combat officer
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 179
Rescue in battle · Rescuer · With Younger Brother of Ma Yukun
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 180
Relation Served under · Person Jin Shun (金順)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 173
Relation Served under · Person Ma Yukun (馬玉昆)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 174
Relation Served under · Person Song Qing (宋慶)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 470, passage 174

References in the histories

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History

13 passages

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 470Volume 470 Biographies 257: Zhi Rui, With: Liu Congde, Chun Xun, Liang Bi, Zong Shizaimu, Wan Xuan With: De Pei, Tong Yuan, Wen Rui With: Cheng Yan, Ke Meng E, Heng Ling With: De Pei, Pu Shou, Xie Baosheng, Yao Aiyun, Huang Zhonghao, Yang Rang Li Cong Zi Xu : Chen Qi · 13 passages

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文瑞承燕克蒙額恆齡德霈等樸壽謝寶勝姚靄雲 Wen Rui; with Cheng Yan, Ke Meng'e, and Heng Ling; with De Pei, Pu Shou, Xie Baosheng, and Yao Aiyun

謝寶勝，字子蘭，安徽壽州人。 Xie Baosheng, styled Zilan, was from Shouzhou in Anhui.

光緒十五年，玉昆提督畿輔，鳩集舊部，獨偉視寶勝，招之出。 In 1889 Ma Yukun became governor-general of Zhili, reassembled his old command, singled out Baosheng for special regard, and called him back to service.

敦促備至，寶勝愾然曰：「玉昆知我者，義不忍卻！」 Ma Yukun pressed him insistently. Baosheng said angrily, "Yukun knows me well—I cannot in honor refuse!"

玉昆弟陷重圍，銳身救之出。 When Ma Yukun's younger brother was surrounded, Baosheng fought his way in and brought him out.

拳亂作，柴洪山統武衛護軍，榮祿檄領前路後營，已留河南，更名精銳軍，領左營，尋筦豫北軍。 When the Boxers rose, Chai Hongshan commanded the Wuwei Guard. Ronglu ordered Baosheng to lead a rear battalion in Henan; the unit was renamed the Elite Army, and he soon took command of forces in northern Henan.

寶勝益感奮，尤嚴治盜，所蒞毌擾民。 Baosheng threw himself into the work, cracked down hard on banditry, and never allowed his troops to harass civilians.

村民通匪者憚其至，嘗置毒飲水處，寶勝則自攜水罂，懷麥餅，食盡，忍飢渴以為常，以是寇鮮漏網。 Villages that colluded with bandits feared him and sometimes poisoned water sources. He carried his own water jar and wheat cakes and routinely endured hunger and thirst on campaign, so few bandits escaped him.

寶勝至，移書期決鬥。 When Baosheng arrived he sent a letter challenging Wang to a decisive fight.

寶勝奮身入，眾繼之，火其廬，卒就縛，置之法。 Baosheng charged in himself; his men followed, burned the camp, captured Wang, and executed him by law.

寶勝短軀幹，目光炯炯能懾人。 Baosheng was short in stature, but his bright, piercing gaze could intimidate anyone.

寶勝憤激，赴校場，與眾誓死守，而府縣官已委印綬去。 Baosheng, furious, went to the drill ground and swore with his men to hold to the death, while prefectural and county officials had already abandoned their posts.

舊為多隆阿部將，後從寶勝軍，隸營務處，亦為民軍所戕云。 He had served under Duolong'a and later under Baosheng at the camp affairs office. He too was killed by revolutionary troops.