Qing · Official and Diplomat

Qishan 琦善

First attested AD 1814; died AD 1854

Passages
60
Chapters
10
Histories
1

Overview

Qishan was an official and Diplomat.

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Jing'an 靜庵 Jing'an
Posthumous name Wenqin 文勤 Wénqín

Life and dates

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Family

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Key source chapters

  1. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 370 Volume 370 Biographies 157: Qi Shan, Yi Libu, Zong Shiqiying 27 passages
  2. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 378 Volume 378 Biographies 165: Huang Juezi, Jin Yinglin, Chen Qingyong, Su Tingkui, Zhu Qi 13 passages
  3. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 369 Volume 369 Biographies 156: Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Da Hong A 6 passages
  4. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 382 Volume 382 Biographies 169: Hu Song E, Bu Yan Tai, Sa Ying A 5 passages
  5. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 373 Volume 373 Biographies 160: Zong Shiyishan, Long Wen, Zong Shiyijing, Wen Wei, Te Yi Shun, Yu Buyun 3 passages

Origins and identity

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Source notes

References in the histories

60 passages

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 364Volume 364 Biographies 151: Ruan Yuan, Wang Tingzhen, Tang Jinzhao · 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 369Volume 369 Biographies 156: Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Da Hong A · 6 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 370Volume 370 Biographies 157: Qi Shan, Yi Libu, Zong Shiqiying · 27 passages
二十一年正月,事聞,上震怒,下琦善嚴議,命御前大臣貝子奕山為靖逆將軍,戶部尚書隆文、湖南提督楊芳副之,率師赴粵協剿。 When news reached the court in the first month of 1841, the emperor was furious. Qi Shan was placed under severe investigation. Beizi Yishan, a grand minister in attendance, was named General for the Pacification of Rebels, with Minister of Revenue Long Wen and Hunan Provincial Military Commander Yang Fang as deputies, to lead troops to Guangdong for joint suppression.
及英人佔踞香港,出示安民,巡撫怡良奏聞,琦善方疏陳:「地勢無可扼,軍械無可恃,兵力不固,民情不堅,如與交鋒,實無把握,不如暫事羈縻。」 When the British occupied Hong Kong and issued a reassuring proclamation, Governor Yiliang reported it. Only then did Qi Shan write: "The ground offers no strong point, our arms cannot be trusted, the troops are unreliable, and the people are not steadfast. We have no real chance in a fight; it is better to temporize."
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 373Volume 373 Biographies 160: Zong Shiyishan, Long Wen, Zong Shiyijing, Wen Wei, Te Yi Shun, Yu Buyun · 3 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 378Volume 378 Biographies 165: Huang Juezi, Jin Yinglin, Chen Qingyong, Su Tingkui, Zhu Qi · 13 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 382Volume 382 Biographies 169: Hu Song E, Bu Yan Tai, Sa Ying A · 5 passages
奏調刑部司員梁照、奎椿、武汝清隨同鞫訊,得番子十四名無辜誣服狀,疏陳琦善剿辦黑城撒拉回子及黃喀窪番賊,尚非無故興師,惟將雍沙番族殺斃多名,實係妄加誅戮,並及文武妄拿、刑求逼供,詔褫琦善職,逮京訊治,命薩迎阿暫署陝甘總督。 With Ministry of Justice clerks Liang Zhao, Kuichun, and Wu Ruqing he found fourteen fan had confessed under duress; Qishan's strikes at Heicheng Salars and Huangkawa bandits were not wholly groundless, but the Yongsha killings and torture were real; Qishan was stripped and sent to Beijing for trial while Sa Ying'a acted as governor-general.
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 385Volume 385 Biographies 172: Du Shoutian Son: Han, Qi Junzao Son: Shi Zhang, Weng Xincun, Peng Yunzhang · 2 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 398Volume 398 Biographies 185: Zong Shixianghou, Huo Longwu, Fu Zhu Hong A, En Zhang, Chen Shengyuan, Qi Suzao, Chen Kerang, Liu Tongying, Rui Chang, Jie Chun, Xi Ling A · 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 423Volume 423 Biographies 210: Zong Jichen, Yin Gengyun, Wang Zheng, Mu Jixianga, You Baichuan, Shen Huai · 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 494Volume 494 Biographies 281: Loyal and Righteous 8 · 1 passage