Qing · General who Defected to Dingguo

Bai Wenxuan 白文選

Attested AD 1645

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Bai Wenxuan was a general who Defected to Dingguo.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Wenxuan

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1645 順治間
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 224

Places and affiliations

At Wubao, Shaanxi 陝西吳堡
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 224

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 248Volume 248 Biographies 35: Xu Dingguo, Zuo Menggeng, Tian Xiong, Zhang Tianlu, Sun Kewang · 7 passages

議移桂王貴陽，使其將白文選督行期。 They planned to move the Prince of Gui to Guiyang and ordered his general Bai Wenxuan to supervise the move.

文選心不直可望，以情輸桂王，緩其行。 Wenxuan was not loyal to Kewang. He confided in the Prince of Gui and delayed the move.

可望舉兵反桂王，以雙禮留守，令文選統諸軍前行。 Kewang raised an army against the Prince of Gui. He left Shuangli to hold the rear and ordered Wenxuan to lead the advance.

文選輕騎奔定國。 Wenxuan rode with a light detachment to join Dingguo.

文選，陝西吳堡人，亦從獻忠為賊。 Wenxuan, a native of Wubao in Shaanxi, had also followed Xianzhong in rebellion.

及將舉兵，諸將說可望原得文選為大將，可望使將前鋒，遂降定國，可望以是敗。 When Kewang was about to march, his generals urged that he should have Wenxuan as commander. Kewang made him lead the vanguard. Wenxuan then went over to Dingguo, and that was how Kewang was defeated.

桂王封文選鞏昌王。 The Prince of Gui enfeoffed Wenxuan as Prince of Gongchang.