Qing · Rebel

Ran Tianyuan 冉天元

First attested AD 1799; died AD 1800

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ran Tianyuan was a rebel.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1800 五年
Execution
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 34

Attested activity

AD 1799 四年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passages 26-27

Events and relationships

Crossed river
AD 1800 五年 · Military · Rebel leader · At Jialing River 嘉陵江
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 31

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 361Volume 361 Biographies 148: Liu Qing, Fu Nai, Yan Ruyi Son: Zheng Ji · 3 passages

參贊額勒登保破冉天元、張子聰於竹峪關，令清於通江、巴州招撫餘匪。 Assistant [Grand Minister] Eledengbao broke Ran Tianyuan and Zhang Zicong at Zhuyu Pass and ordered Qing to win over remnant rebels in Tongjiang and Bazhou.

五年，冉天元等合諸路賊渡嘉陵江，總督魁倫退守鹽亭鳳凰山，令清集民團守潼河，上下三百餘裡，多淺灘，盡撤防兵； In the fifth year Ran Tianyuan united columns from every direction and crossed the Jialing; Governor Kuilun retreated to Phoenix Mountain at Yanting and told Qing to rally militia along three hundred-odd li of the Tong River, mostly shallow fords, while pulling back all regular defenders;

既而德楞泰破賊，天元伏誅，諸路竄賊旁皇通、巴之間，勒保以清去歲招降成效，責籌安撫。 Delingtai then crushed the rebels, Tianyuan was put to death, and fugitive bands roamed between Tong and Ba; Lebao, seeing last year's pacification work, put Qing in charge of resettlement.