Gao Yunguan (郜雲官)

Overview

Gao Yunguan was a rebel Leader.

Life and dates

Death

executed after surrender 誅降酋 · Authority Cheng Xueqi (程學啟)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 90

Attested activity

AD 1863 同治二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 47
AD 1863 同治二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 65, 83

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 435 Volume 435 Biographies 222: Hua Er, Lei Bo Lei Dong, Fa Er Di Fu, Ge Deng, Ri Yi Ge, De Ke Bei, He De, Bo Li 4 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 411 Volume 411 Biographies 198: Li Hongzhang 1 passage

Career and standing

first-class merit plaque and silver 頭等功牌、銀幣
Awarded
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 85
Prince of Na 納王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 47; Draft History of Qing 435, passage 83

Places and affiliations

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國
Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 83
Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 47

Events and relationships

Joined Li Xiucheng massing at Daqiaojiao
AD 1863 同治二年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 47
Killed Tan and surrendered Suzhou
Military · Surrendering commander · With Tan Shaoguang (譚紹光)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 85

References in the histories

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

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李秀成糾合偽納王郜雲官等水陸十萬，偪大橋角而營，鶴章擊之，敗走，九月，复集，連營互進。 Li Xiucheng rallied the rebel Prince of Na, Gao Yunguan, and others—one hundred thousand men on land and water—and pitched camp pressing Daqiaojiao. Hezhang attacked and drove them off; in the ninth month they gathered again and advanced camp by camp.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 435Volume 435 Biographies 222: Hua Er, Lei Bo Lei Dong, Fa Er Di Fu, Ge Deng, Ri Yi Ge, De Ke Bei, He De, Bo Li · 4 passages

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而紹光所部每戰猶致死，自偽納王郜雲官以下，皆萌貳志，詣營乞降。 yet Shaoguang's men still fought with desperate courage; from the false Prince of Na, Gao Yunguan, downward, the garrison turned toward surrender and sent envoys to the besiegers.

乃與學啟乘單舸會雲官等於洋澄湖，令斬秀成、紹光以獻，學啟與誓，戈登證之。 He and Xueqi then took a small boat to meet Yunguan and the others on Yangcheng Lake, demanding the heads of Xiucheng and Shaoguang as the price of surrender; Xueqi swore the pact and Gordon witnessed it.

未幾，秀成遁，雲官殺紹光，開齊門迎降，賞頭等功牌、銀幣，並犒其軍。 Xiucheng soon escaped; Yunguan killed Shaoguang, opened the Qi Gate to the besiegers, and was rewarded with a first-class merit plaque, silver, and a feast for his troops.

及誅降酋，頗不直其所為，捧雲官首而哭，誓不與見。 When the surrendered chiefs were put to death, he was deeply offended; he took Yunguan's head in his hands and wept, and swore never to see Xueqi again.