Xiang Rong (向榮) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xiang Rong was a general.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1852 二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 56, 59

Career and standing

regional commander 提督
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 56

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 56

Events and relationships

Raced to the rescue
AD 1852 二年 · Military · Reliever · At Guilin 桂林
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 56

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 399Volume 399 Biographies 186: Lv Xianji, Zou Minghe, Dai Xi, Tang Yifen, Zhang Fei, Huang Cong, Tao Tingjie, Feng Peiyuan, Sun Mingen, Shen Bingyuan, Zhang Xigeng · 2 passages

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二年，賊由永安突犯桂林，城中兵僅千人，倉猝防禦，提督向榮馳援，民心始定。 In the second year the rebels burst out of Yong'an and struck Guilin. The city had barely a thousand troops and had to organize defense in haste. Regional commander Xiang Rong raced to the rescue, and the people's panic eased.

賊遂分竄，賽尚阿促向榮追擊，鳴鶴堅留防賊回竄，互疏爭。 The rebels then split and fled. Saishanga pressed Xiang Rong to pursue, while Minghe insisted on staying to guard against their return, and the two exchanged opposing memorials.