Overview
Gan Wenkun was a Qing official and loyalist.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Bingru | 炳如 | Bǐngrú |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1674Suicide · Age 42Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 37
Age
- Years 42 · At Death trueDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 37
Attested activity
- AD 1673 康熙十二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 268, passages 248-249
- AD 1674 康熙十二年十二月Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 37
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Gan Wenkong (甘文炯)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 28
- Spouse of Concubine Sheng (盛氏)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 32
- Parent of Gan Guojun (甘國均)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 40
- Child of Gan Yingkui (甘應魁)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 4
- Parent of Gan Guocheng (甘國城)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 32
- Parent of Gan Guobi (甘國璧)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 42
- Child of Mother of Gan WenkunDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 22
- Spouse of Mother of Gan GuobiStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 45
- had seven sonsKinship Role sons · Count 7Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 42
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Value Han Bannerman · Banner Plain Blue BannerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 3
- forebears moved from Fengcheng to ShenyangDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 3
Career and standing
- governor / governor-general 督撫HeldStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 184-185
- Governor-General 總督HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 249
- Minister of WarPosthumous trueDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 40
- clerk, Board of WarDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 6
- governor of ZhiliDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 11
- governor-general of Yunnan and GuizhouDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 16
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- prefect of ShuntianDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 7
- Qixinlang, Board of RitesDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 6
- vice-president, Board of WorksDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 15
- vice-president, Court of Judicial ReviewDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 7
- Posthumous Name Zhongguo · 忠果 · Gloss Loyal and ResoluteDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 40
- Shrine Guiyang shrine · Imperial Inscription Steadfast Integrity · 勁節Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 41
- Died for loyaltyMartyrdomStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 185, 188
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 184-185
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 249
- At a territory separate from Sangui's 與三桂分疆 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 185
Learning and skills
- Skills horsemanship, archery, readingDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 5
Works and attributed material
- vowed to emulate Zhang Xun and Nan Jiyun in defending to the deathDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 30
- historian's judgment on governors facing the feudatoriesCommentary · SubjectDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 184-185, 188-189
- Speech That boy was braver than I!Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 36
- Speech To denounce the abuse and then hold the office would be to profit from it.Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 9
Events and relationships
- Asked for relief troopsAD 1673 康熙十二年 · Military · RequesterDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 249
- Governed separately fromDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 185
- Learned of plot and urged report to capitalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 249
- Requested flood tax remission and donated his salary to reliefBiographical eventDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 12, 14
- Sent troops that killed Afu, chief of the Zhenpo MiaoBiographical eventDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 23
- Suppressed the Kaili Miao and executed ArongBiographical eventDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 18
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- Relation Opposed to · Person Wu Sangui (吳三桂)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passage 185
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment fierce loyalty that inspired troops and struck fear into the rebels; death not in vain · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 252, passages 188-189
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 249
References in the histories
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