Qing · Official and Statesman

Agui 阿桂

Attested AD 1782

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Agui was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1782 四十七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

Career and standing

Grand Secretary 大學士
AD 1782 四十七年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With Tang Shibi (唐侍陛) · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

Events and relationships

Consulted Tang Shibi on diversion
AD 1782 四十七年 · Deliberation · Decision maker · With Tang Shibi (唐侍陛)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 285
Supervised Qinglong Hill repairs
AD 1782 四十七年 · Hydraulic · Supervisor · At Qinglong Hill 青龍岡
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 284

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 336Volume 336 Biographies 123: Ye Shikuan, Chen Mengshuo, Jie Xi, Zhou Fanghao, Jin Rong, Zhang Weiyin, Gu Guangxu, Shen Shanfu, Fang Ang, Tang Shibi, Zhang Chongzhi · 2 passages

四十七年，服闋，會河決青龍岡，屢築屢圮，大學士阿桂督治，以侍陛習河事，疏調赴工。 In the forty-seventh year, after mourning ended, the Yellow River breached at Qinglong Hill with repeated failed repairs; Grand Secretary Agui took charge and requested Tang Shibi's transfer, citing his river expertise.

阿桂方與總河議改河之策，決計於侍陛，侍陛曰：「今全河下注，非土埽所能當； Agui was debating river diversion strategies with the director-general when he decided to consult Tang Shibi, who said: "With the entire river pouring through, earthen fascines cannot hold it;