Overview
Xu Qingzhang was an official, Administrator, and Military Officer.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xingzhai | 興齋 | Xingzhai |
| Nickname | Clear-Sky Xu | 徐青天 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1895 如議成Cause Illness from accumulated labor · At in office 卒於官Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 159
Attested activity
- AD 1894 二十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passages 203, 205
- AD 1894 to AD 1895 光緒二十年……值中日戰亟Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 146-157
- AD 1856 to AD 1894 初佐都興阿戎幕……光緒二十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 141-145
- AD 1895 如議成Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 159
- AD 1894 to AD 1895 日軍犯遼Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 162
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 452 Volume 452 Biographies 239: Hong Rukui, Yang Zonglian, Shi Pu, Shi Kekuan, Shen Baojing, Zhu Qiang Younger Brother: Qi Zhao, Zong Yuanhan, Xu Qingzhang, Xu Zhen, Kuai Guangdian, Chen Yusheng, Pan Minbiao, Yan Zuolin, Tang Xijin, Lou Chunfan 5 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 461 Volume 461 Biographies 248: Song Qing, Lv Benyuan, Xu Bangdao, Ma Yukun, Yi Ke Tang A, Rong He, Zhang Shun 2 passages
Career and standing
- military staff aide 佐戎幕Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- Acting Prefect 署知州AD 1894 二十年 · HeldDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 205
- appointing superior who named a drill leader 屬以練長AD 1894 to AD 1895 日軍犯遼 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 162
- prefect of Qingyang, Gansu 甘肅慶陽知府AD 1895 如議成 · Promoted toDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 159
- subprefect of Xingjing 興京同知Promoted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- county magistrate 知縣Recommended toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
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- department magistrate of Liaoyang 遼陽知州AD 1894 光緒二十年 · Transferred · From Fenghuang subprefecture 鳳凰廳Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 146
- Ganliang circuit intendant 甘涼道AD 1895 如議成 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 159
- repeated imperial commendation 屢詔嘉獎AD 1894 to AD 1895 光緒二十年……值中日戰亟 · BestowedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 156
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 162; Draft History of Qing 461, passage 205
- At Shanyin county, Zhejiang 浙江山陰縣Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 140
- At Gaiping, Fengtian 蓋平 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- At Kuandian, Fengtian 奉天寬甸 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- At Liaoyang 遼陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 205
- At Miantongyu 靦峒峪 · Relation DefendedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 212
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- At Yizhou, Fengtian 義州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- Organization Eastern Garrison Army 鎮東軍 · Relation RaisedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 149
Works and attributed material
- AD 1894 to AD 1895 光緒二十年……值中日戰亟Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressee the peopleDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 151-153
- Narrative action · Agent · silent subject of early career unitsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 141-144
Events and relationships
- Closed gates against routed troopsAD 1894 二十年 · Military · Defender · At Liaoyang 遼陽Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 205
- Defeated Japanese troops and took prisonersAD 1894 to AD 1895 光緒二十年……值中日戰亟 · Military · Commander · Outcome More than a hundred captured; held five monthsDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 154-155
- HeldAD 1894 二十年 · Military · Defender · At Miantongyu 靦峒峪Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 212
- Judged market disputes incognitoAdministration · MagistrateDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 143
- Made drill leaderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 162
- Organized militia from 3600 villagesDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 150
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- Raised flood relief and saved countless livesRelief · Fundraiser · At western Liaoyang 州西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 157
- Raised funds trained Eastern Garrison Army fortified borderAD 1894 to AD 1895 光緒二十年……值中日戰亟 · Military · Organizer · Organization Eastern Garrison Army 鎮東軍Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 148-149
- Repaired poorhouse and took in destituteWelfare · Promoter · Organization poorhouse 養濟院Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 144
- Taught villagers seasonal plantingEducation · Teacher · Outcome Proverb still recitedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 145
- Relation Cooperated with · Person Chang Shun (長順)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passages 205, 212
- Relation Relied on by · Person Chang Shun (長順)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 156
- Relation Superior of · Person Xu Zhen (徐珍)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passages 150, 162
- Relation Staff of · Person Duxing'a (都興阿)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 141
- Relation Relied on by · Person Yike Tang'a (伊克唐阿)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 156
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment called Clear-Sky Xu by the people · Mode popular-reputationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 158
- Assessment left a record of good government wherever he served · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 142
- Assessment talented and proud; combined leniency and severity; feared like autumn frost and loved like winter sun · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 158
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 140
References in the histories
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