Xiang Rong (向榮) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xiang Rong was a general.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1853 三年正月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 211

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 211

Events and relationships

Led troops into the city after the rebels withdrew
AD 1853 三年正月 · Military · Commander · At Wuchang 武昌
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 211

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 · 1 passage

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三年正月，賊去，向榮率兵入城，有以告者，始出而殮之，屍如生。 In the first month of the third year the rebels withdrew. Xiang Rong led troops into the city, and when someone reported what had happened, the body was at last recovered and encoffined, looking as if he were still alive.