Overview
Wei Rugui was a general and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Dasan | 達三 | Dásān |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause executed after trial 論死Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 51
Age
- 60Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 48
Attested activity
- AD 1894 to AD 1895 中日之役Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 241
- AD 1894 光緒二十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 460, passages 13-14
- AD 1894 光緒二十年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 39
- AD 1865 to AD 1868 徵捻Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 36
- AD 1895 明年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 51
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Wife of Wei Rugui (衛汝貴妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 49
- Sibling of Wei Rucheng (衛汝成)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passages 2, 52
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 462 Volume 462 Biographies 249: Ding Ruchang, Wei Rugui Younger Brother: Ru Cheng, Ye Zhichao 8 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 460 Volume 460 Biographies 247: Zuo Baogui Younger Brother: Bao Xian, Yong Shan, Deng Shichang, Liu Buchan, Lin Taiceng, Dai Zongqian 2 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 444 Volume 444 Biographies 231: Huang Tifang, Zong Shibaoting, Zong Shishengyu, Zhang Peilun, Deng Chengxiu, Xu Zhixiang 1 passage
Career and standing
- Datong garrison 大同鎮Appointed · Negated falseDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 38
- Hezhou garrison commander 河州鎮AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 37
- regimental commander 總兵PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 36
- vice commander 副將PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 36
- commander of Beiyang defense forces 統北洋防軍RetainedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 37
- diverted 80,000 taels of army rations home 蝕軍糈八萬運家Embezzlement · CommittedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 43
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- SentencedDeath sentence · At Beijing 京師Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 51
- SoughtDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 241
- stripped of office and arrested 褫職逮問Dismissal and arrest · SufferedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 47
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 241
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 462, passages 37, 39
- At Hefei, Anhui 安徽合肥Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 35
Events and relationships
- Aided Ma YukunDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 44
- Campaigned against NianDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 36
- Clashed at Seonghwan then held Pyongyang south bankDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 40
- Fled after Xuanwu Gate Ridge fellMilitary · FugitiveDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passages 45-46
- Led troops to KoreaMilitary · Commander · At Pyongyang 平壤Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 39
- Proposed for arrest and punishmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 241
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Received wife letter warning not to face enemyDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 49
- Resisted JapanMilitary · Commander · At Pyongyang 平壤Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passages 14, 17
- Troops abused civiliansMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 42
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment lost army and territory, shamelessly clung to life · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 98
- Assessment plain sincerity and loyal courage · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Li Hongzhang (李鴻章)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 37
- Item personal correspondence 牘 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 50
Source notes
- appointed to Datong and Ningxia garrisons but never took up those postsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 462, passage 38
References in the histories
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