Qing · Official and Martyr

Gao Shanji 高善繼

First attested AD 1862; died AD 1894

Passages
6
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

Gao Shanji was an official and Martyr.

PeriodQing
IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Cipu 次浦 Cipu

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  • We volunteered to fight the enemy—how can we run at the first danger? What face would we show if we went home? Our families have eaten the state's bread for generations—today there is nothing to do but die! 吾輩自請殺敵,而臨難即避,縱歸,何面目見人?且吾世受國恩,今日之事,一死而已!
    Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Gao Shanji (高善繼)

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Source notes

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 494Volume 494 Biographies 281: Loyal and Righteous 8 · 6 passages