Qing · Official and General

Chang Qing 常青

Attested AD 1787 - AD 1787

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chang Qing was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1787 乾隆五十二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 177
AD 1787 八月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 185

Career and standing

commanding general 將軍
AD 1787 乾隆五十二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 177
Governor-General 總督
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 177

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 177
At Taiwan 台灣 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 177

Events and relationships

Ordered reinforcement
AD 1787 乾隆五十二年 · Military · Commander · With Cai Panlong (蔡攀龍) · At Zhuluo 諸羅
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 187
Ordered reinforcement
AD 1787 乾隆五十二年 · Military · Commander · With Wei Dabin (魏大斌) · At Zhuluo 諸羅
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 186
Relation Predecessor of · Person Fukang'an (福康安)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 185

Assessments and attributes

Assessment too aged to suppress the rebels · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Qianlong Emperor (乾隆帝)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 329, passage 185

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 329Volume 329 Biographies 116: Song Yuanjun, Xue Cong, Zhang Zhiyuan, Dong Tianbi, Chai Daji · 5 passages

上以仕簡、承恩師久無功，授總督常青將軍，渡台灣視師。 With Shijian's and Chengen's forces stalled, the emperor appointed Governor-General Chang Qing as commanding general and sent him to Taiwan to take charge.

上促常青赴援，予大紀壯健巴圖魯名號，參贊軍務。 The emperor pressed Chang Qing to march to the relief, granted Daji the title of Brave and Strong Batur, and appointed him campaign adviser.

八月，上以常青衰老不能辦賊，命福康安為將軍，仍令大紀參贊； In the eighth month, finding Chang Qing too aged to suppress the rebels, the emperor appointed Fukang'an as general while keeping Daji as campaign adviser;

而常青令總兵魏大斌援諸羅，賊邀諸途，退駐鹿仔草； meanwhile Chang Qing ordered Regional Commander Wei Dabin to reinforce Zhuluo; the rebels blocked him at every turn, and he fell back to Luzicao;

復令總兵蔡攀龍援諸羅，大紀出戰，迎入城共守。 Chang Qing then ordered Regional Commander Cai Panlong to reinforce Zhuluo. Daji fought his way out and escorted him into the city to defend it together.