Yao Huaixiang (姚懷祥)

Overview

Yao Huaixiang was an official and Martyr.

AD 1840 道光二十年
Suicide by drowning · At Chengren Pond, Dinghai 定海成仁塘 · Cause Threw himself into Chengren Pond after the city fell and no troops answered
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 18

acting magistrate of Longyou 權龍遊縣
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
acting magistrate of Xiangshan 權象山縣
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
acting magistrate of Dinghai 署定海篆
AD 1840 道光二十年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 17
county magistrate 知縣
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
died for righteousness 投成仁塘死
AD 1840 道光二十年 · Martyr · Died
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 18

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 7, 9
At Houguan, Fujian 福建侯官
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 7
AD 1835 道光十五年
At Longyou 龍遊 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
AD 1835 道光十五年
At Xiangshan 象山 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
AD 1835 道光十五年
At Zhejiang 浙江 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 9
AD 1840 道光二十年
At Chengren Pond 成仁塘 · Relation Died at
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 18

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AD 1840 道光二十年
At Dinghai 定海 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 17
At Fujian 福建 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 7
At Houguan 侯官 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 7

provincial examination 舉人
AD 1818 嘉慶二十三年 · Passed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 8
Earned
AD 1818 嘉慶二十三年 · Credential provincial graduate (juren) 舉人
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 8

City fell
AD 1840 道光二十年 · Military · Defender · At Dinghai 定海 · Opponent Britain 英吉利
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 10, 17-18
Recruited militia
AD 1840 道光二十年 · Military · Defender · At Dinghai 定海 · Summary Recruited local militia in detachments and prepared to hold Dinghai to the death 分募鄉勇，為死守計
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 17
Wounded
AD 1840 道光二十年 · Military · Defender · At south gate of Dinghai 定海南門 · With Zhang Chaofa (張朝發)
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 18
Zhang Chaofa ordered his militia withdrawn 總兵張朝發撤之
Relation Countermanded by · Person Zhang Chaofa (張朝發)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 17

Assessment prepared to hold the city to the death; died in fury when none answered his call · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 17-18

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 7
Loyal and Righteous 8 忠義八
Field chapter-subject · Statement Named as a principal subject of Loyal and Righteous 8
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 3

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 494Volume 494 Biographies 281: Loyal and Righteous 8 · 4 passages