Overview
The translated histories identify Tang Jingsong as a general, military officer, official, and statesman. This record brings together 35 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Tang Jingsong | 唐景崧 | Tang Jingsong |
| Title | Huogachun Batulu | 霍伽春巴圖魯 | |
| Alternate | Jingsong | 景崧 | |
| Given | Jingsong | 景崧 | JingSong |
| Title | President | 總統 | |
| Surname | Tang | 唐 | Tang |
| Personal | Tang Jingsong | 唐景崧 | |
| Personal | Tang Jingsong | 唐景崧 | Tang JingSong |
| Courtesy | Weiqing | 維卿 | WeiQing |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · qingshigao:437:s0120, qingshigao:463:s0002
- Sex: maleExplicit · qingshigao:458:s0017
Roles
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1902Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0067
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光緒十年 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 1884Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:458:s0048
- Source Date: Text: 光緒九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1883Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:458:s0017, qingshigao:458:s0048
- Source Date: Text: 主事唐景崧 · Western Year: AD 1884Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:437:s0120, qingshigao:437:s0121
- Source Date: Text: 二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1902Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0067
- Source Date: Text: 二十年 · Western Year: AD 1894Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 光緒八年 · Western Year: AD 1882Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0004
- Source Date: Text: 十七年 · Western Year: AD 1891Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0043
- Source Date: Text: 十年 · Western Year: AD 1884Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0018
- Source Date: Text: 同治四年 · Western Year: AD 1865Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0003
Family
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- Parent of Son of Tang Jingsong (唐景崧之子)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Career and standing
- Label: governor of Taiwan / 巡撫 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十年 · Western Year: AD 1894Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0044
- Label: provincial treasurer / 布政使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十七年 · Western Year: AD 1891Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0043
- Label: junior compiler (Hanlin) / 庶吉士 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治四年 · Western Year: AD 1865Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0003
- Label: director in the Ministry of Personnel / 吏部主事 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0003
- Label: intendant of the Taiwan circuit in Fujian / 福建台灣道 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0042
- Label: President of the Republic of Formosa / 總統 · Action: elected · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 割台議起 · Western Year: AD 1895
- Label: fourth-rank title / 四品銜 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒八年後 · Western Year: AD 1883Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0015
- Office: Principal Clerk in the Ministry of Personnel / 吏部主事 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1883Explicit · qingshigao:458:s0017
- Label: peacock feather / 花翎 · Action: awarded · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 論宣光獲勝功 · Western Year: AD 1885Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0042
- Label: fifth-rank title / 五品卿 · Action: grantedExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0029
- Label: Huogachun Batulu / 霍伽春巴圖魯 · Action: grantedExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0042
- Status: second-rank · Action: promoted-toExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0042
Places and affiliations
- Label: Qing / 清 · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0003, qingshigao:463:s0044
- Polity: Qing · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:458:s0017
- Place: Guanyang, Guangxi / 廣西灌陽Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0002
- Place: Xiamen / 廈門 · Relation: fled-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 立國方七日 · Western Year: AD 1895Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0066
- Place: Taiwan / 台灣 · Relation: posted-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 除福建台灣道 · Western Year: AD 1885Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0042
- Place: Guanyang / 灌陽 · Relation: native-ofExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0002
- Organization: Jingzi Army / 景字軍 · Relation: commander-ofExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0028
Learning and skills
- Credential: Presented Scholar / 進士 · Action: earned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治四年 · Western Year: AD 1865Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0003
Works and attributed material
- Work: proclamation after Paper Bridge / 檄文 · Relation: authorExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0010
- Kind: memorial · Role: authorExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0016, qingshigao:463:s0017
- Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0024, qingshigao:463:s0025
- Kind: telegram · Role: authorExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0060
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: besieged · Place: Tuyen Quang / 宣光Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0034, qingshigao:463:s0036
- Kind: political · Role: president · Action: fled · Place: Taipei / 台北 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 立國方七日 · Western Year: AD 1895Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0066
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: fought · Place: Paper Bridge / 紙橋Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0010
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: gathered and disciplined remnants and posted them at Tunmei · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒十年 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 1884Explicit · qingshigao:458:s0048
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: recruited · Other Person Id: Liu Yongfu (劉永福) · Place: Baosheng / 保勝 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒八年/明年 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1882 · End: AD 1883
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: rescued · Other Person Id: Wu Fengdian (吳鳳典) · Place: Tuyen Quang area / 宣光Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0033
- Relation: recruiter-of · Person Id: Liu Yongfu (劉永福)Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0004, qingshigao:463:s0006
- Relation: rival-of · Person Id: Liu Yongfu (劉永福)Explicit · qingshigao:463:s0049, qingshigao:463:s0126
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: had wit but failed to ride the tide; republic collapsed in seven days · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · qingshigao:463:s0123, qingshigao:463:s0124
References in the histories
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