Qing · Rebel Leader

Niu Hong 牛洪

First attested AD 1865; died AD 1866

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Niu Hong was a rebel Leader.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1866 牛洪死
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 212

Attested activity

AD 1865 牛洪
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 183
AD 1866 牛洪死
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passage 212

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Opposed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 405, passages 183, 212

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 405Volume 405 Biographies 192: Ceng Guofan · 2 passages

捻首四人，曰張總愚、任柱、牛洪、賴文光。 There were four Nian chiefs: Zhang Zongwan, Ren Zhu, Niu Hong, and Lai Wenguang.

時牛洪死，張總愚竄陝西，任柱、賴文光竄湖北，自是有東西捻之號。 Niu Hong was dead; Zhang Zongwan fled into Shaanxi while Ren Zhu and Lai Wenguang fled into Hubei—from then on they were called the Eastern and Western Nian.