Yang Zaiyuan (楊在元)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yang Zaiyuan as a general and military officer. 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	Yang Zaiyuan	楊在元	Yang Zaiyuan

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · qingshigao:458:s0139

Roles

General
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 光緒十年 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 1884
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Source Date: Text: 光緒九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1883
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Career and standing

Office: Acting Taiwan Garrison Commander / 署台灣鎮 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1883
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Action: impeached · Authority Person Id: Zhang Peilun (張佩綸) · Reason: corruption and incompetence · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒十年 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 1884
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Places and affiliations

Polity: Qing · Relation: active-in
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References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 458Volume 458 Biographies 245: Xu Yanxu, Tang Jiong, He Jing, Zhang Zhaodong · 2 passages

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璟令總兵張得勝等分扼諸郡，提督孫開華等分扼台、澎，並檄楊在元署台灣鎮，助防守。 Jing ordered Brigadier Zhang Desheng and others to hold the prefectures and Brigadier Sun Kaihua and others to hold Taiwan and Penghu. He also put Yang Zaiyuan in acting command of the Taiwan garrison to assist in the defense.

又嚴劾在元貪謬，璟坐疏忽，幹吏議。 He also impeached Zaiyuan for corruption and incompetence. Jing was held negligent and referred to the personnel office for deliberation.