Su Yuanchun (蘇元春)

Overview

The translated histories identify Su Yuanchun as a general. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Su Yuanchun	蘇元春	Su Yuanchun
Personal	Su Yuanchun	蘇元春

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:437:s0046

Roles

General

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 同治十年 · Western Year: AD 1871
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:437:s0046
Source Date: Text: 廣西軍既敗於越 · Western Year: AD 1885
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:437:s0123

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 437Volume 437 Biographies 224: Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhidong, Qu Hongji · 2 passages

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文韶條上援黔、防境機宜，以兵事屬按察使席寶田，督其部將蘇元春、龔繼昌等進剿，斬首逆張秀眉烏鴉坡，黔境平。 Wenshao laid out in detail how to aid Guizhou and guard the frontier, put military affairs in the hands of Surveillance Commissioner Xi Baotian, and directed subordinates such as Su Yuanchun and Gong Jichang in the campaign; the rebel leader Zhang Xiumei was beheaded at Wuyapo, and Guizhou was pacified.

廣西軍既敗於越，朝旨免鼎新，以提督蘇元春統其軍，而之洞復奏遣提督馮子材、總兵王孝祺等，皆宿將，於是滇、越兩軍合扼鎮南關，殊死戰，遂克諒山。 After the Guangxi army's defeat in Vietnam, Pan Dingxin was removed and Provincial Commander Su Yuanchun took over; Zhidong then sent veteran commanders Feng Zicai and Wang Xiaoqi; Yunnan and Guangxi forces united at Zhennanguan, fought a desperate battle, and captured Lang Son.