Qing · Rebel

Ma Ronghe 馬融和

Mǎ Rónghé

Attested AD 1861 - AD 1862

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ma Ronghe was a rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1862 同治元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 27
AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 23

Places and affiliations

Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Rebelled against Qing
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 23

Events and relationships

Besieged Nanyang with sixty thousand men
AD 1862 同治元年 · Military · Besieger · At Nanyang 南陽
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 27
Fought desperately as rebel chief at De'an until the city fell to a long siege
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Military · Defender · At De'an 德安
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 23

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 433Volume 433 Biographies 220: Jin Guochen, Huang Chunxi, Wu Kunxiu, Kang Guoqi, Li Hezhang Younger Brother: Zhao Qing, Wu Yulan · 2 passages

賊酋馬融和死斗，卒以長圍克之，加布政使銜。 The rebel chief Ma Ronghe fought to the last, but in the end a prolonged siege brought the city down, and Guochen was given the nominal rank of provincial administration commissioner.

同治元年，馬融和以眾六萬圍南陽，國琛越境往援，力戰解城圍，拔出難民數萬。 In the first year of Tongzhi Ma Ronghe besieged Nanyang with sixty thousand men; Guochen crossed into the neighboring province to relieve the city, fought fiercely to break the siege, and brought out tens of thousands of civilians.