Qing · Faction Supporting Kewang

Ma Jixiang 馬吉祥

Attested AD 1645

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ma Jixiang was a Faction Supporting Kewang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1645 順治間
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 217

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 248Volume 248 Biographies 35: Xu Dingguo, Zuo Menggeng, Tian Xiong, Zhang Tianlu, Sun Kewang · 1 passage

而馬吉祥、龐天壽輩方欲戴可望行禪讓，可望遂自設內閣六部等官，立太廟，定朝儀，改印文為八疊。 while Ma Jixiang, Pang Tianshou, and their faction wished to place the imperial crown on Kewang through a ritual abdication. Kewang therefore established his own Grand Secretariat, Six Ministries, and other offices, founded an imperial ancestral temple, fixed court ritual, and changed official seals to the eight-fold style.