Chen Kunshu (陳坤書)

Overview

Chen Kunshu was a rebel.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Death

AD 1864 同治三年四月
Captured and executed · At Changzhou 常州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 64

Attested activity

AD 1863 to AD 1864 合攻常州
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 33
AD 1864 同治三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 62; Draft History of Qing 431, passage 139
AD 1864 同治三年四月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 64; Draft History of Qing 431, passage 70
AD 1863 同治二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 415, passages 54, 57
AD 1862 to AD 1864 同治元年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 179

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Career and standing

rebel chief 賊酋
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 179
Protector King 護王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 64
Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 415, passage 57

Events and relationships

Attacked in force
AD 1862 to AD 1864 同治元年 · Military · Attacker · With Luo Fengyuan (羅逢元) · At Jinzhu Pass 金柱關
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 179
Captured and killed when Changzhou fell
AD 1864 同治三年四月 · Military · Defender
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 64
Captured alive
AD 1864 同治三年 · Military · Chief · At Changzhou 常州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 139
Captured
AD 1864 同治三年四月 · Military · Chief · At Changzhou 常州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 70
Captured
Military · Captive · With Yang Zonglian (楊宗濂) · At Changzhou 常州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 452, passage 33

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 414, passage 179

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 411Volume 411 Biographies 198: Li Hongzhang · 1 passage

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四月，克常州，擒斬偽護王陳坤書，賞騎都尉世職。 In the fourth month Changzhou fell; the rebel Protector King Chen Kunshu was captured and executed, and Hongzhang was awarded a hereditary captaincy.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 414Volume 414 Biographies 201: Li Chendian, Xiao Fusi, Zhu Hongzhang, Liu Lianjie, Peng Yuju, Zhang Shiri, Wu Weishou, Zhu Nangui, Luo Fengyuan, Li Xianghe, Xiao Qingyan, Wu Zongguo · 1 passage

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賊酋陳坤書大舉來犯，逢元堅守，屢戰，以少擊眾，擒斬逾萬，以提督記名。 When the rebel chief Chen Kunshu attacked in strength, Fengyuan held firm through battle after battle, repeatedly beating larger forces and killing more than ten thousand; he was marked for provincial commander-in-chief.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 415Volume 415 Biographies 202: Huang Yisheng, Ding Yifang, Wang Ji, Wu Jiabang, Li Chengmou, Li Chaobin, Jiang Fushan, Liu Peiyuan · 2 passages

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賊酋陳坤書來援，翼升扼江乾誘賊出戰，與郭松林、劉銘傳合擊，大破之。 Chen Kunshu marched to relieve; Yisheng held the bank to draw them out, then with Guo Songlin and Liu Mingchuan shattered the relief army.

三年，陳坤書犯常熟，偕郭松林等合擊，賊敗走。 In year three Chen Kunshu struck Changshu; with Guo Songlin and others he drove the rebels off.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 431Volume 431 Biographies 218: Guo Songlin, Li Changle, Yang Dingxun, Tang Diankui, Tang Dingkui, Teng Siwu, Luo Guozhong · 2 passages

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四月，合圍，長樂先登，賊酋陳坤書、黃和錦就擒，復常州，擢副將，賜號尚勇巴圖魯。 In the fourth month the ring closed. Changle was first over the wall; the rebel chiefs Chen Kunshu and Huang Hejin were taken. Changzhou was recovered, he was made deputy commander, and he received the title Esteemed Brave Baturu.

三年，克常州，生擒賊首陳坤書，以提督記名。 In 1864 Changzhou fell and the rebel chief Chen Kunshu was taken alive. Diankui was entered on the rolls for provincial military commander.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 452Volume 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 · 1 passage

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馬驚逸，墮河，躍起易騎再進，揮兵肉薄登，遂擒陳坤書。 His horse bolted and threw him into the river; he scrambled up, mounted another horse, pressed on, led his men in hand-to-hand fighting up the wall, and captured Chen Kunshu.