Qing · Official and Statesman

Niu Jian 牛鑑

Attested AD 1842

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Niu Jian was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1842 道光二十二年五月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

Career and standing

Liangjiang governor-general 兩江總督
AD 1842 道光二十二年五月 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64
AD 1842 道光二十二年五月
At Jiangning 江寧 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64
AD 1842 道光二十二年五月
At Suzhou 蘇州 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64
AD 1842 道光二十二年五月
At Wusong 吳淞 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

Events and relationships

Fled
AD 1842 道光二十二年五月 · Military · Commander · At Wusong 吳淞 · Summary When cannon wrecked the drill hall he fled to Suzhou and then Jiangning 以砲毀演武廳，亟退去，之蘇州，又之江寧
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

Assessments and attributes

Assessment withdrew in haste when the drill hall was destroyed · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 64

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 494Volume 494 Biographies 281: Loyal and Righteous 8 · 1 passage

時督師兩江總督牛鑑，以砲毀演武廳，亟退去，之蘇州，又之江寧，敵遂由寶山徇上海，道以下官皆遁，典史劉慶恩投浦江死。 The commanding Liangjiang governor-general Niu Jian, when cannon fire wrecked the drill hall, fled at once to Suzhou and then to Jiangning; the enemy marched from Baoshan on Shanghai, and every official below circuit rank ran; district registrar Liu Qing'en drowned himself in the Huangpu.