Qing · Rebel

Ling Shiba 凌十八

Líng Shíbā

Attested AD 1851 - AD 1852

Passages
4
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Ling Shiba as a rebel. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

PeriodQing
RolesRebel

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Ling Shiba 凌十八 Líng Shíbā
Personal name Ling Shiba 凌十八 Líng Shíbā
Personal name Ling Shiba 凌十八

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

  • Belief: Catholicism / Heavenly Lord religion / 天主教 · Relation: adherent-of
    Explicit · qingshigao:392:s0028

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: destroyed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸豐二年 · Western Year: AD 1852
    Explicit · qingshigao:394:s0080

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 392Volume 392 Biographies 179: Sai Shang A, Ne Er Jing E · 1 passage
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又疏陳賊勢，略言：「粵西股匪繁多，馮雲山、洪秀全、凌十八等俱奉天主教，凶狠稱最，來往於金田、東鄉、廟旺、中坪，官兵壁上環觀，有無可如何之勢。 He also reported on rebel strength, writing in summary: "Guangxi is overrun with rebel bands; Feng Yunshan, Hong Xiuquan, Ling Shiba, and others all profess Catholicism and are the fiercest of the lot, operating between Jintian, Dongxiang, Miaowang, and Zhongping while government troops look on from the walls, unable to do anything about it.
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 394Volume 394 Biographies 181: Xu Guangjin, Ye Mingchen, Huang Zonghan · 3 passages
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