Ming · Banner Commander

Yechen 葉臣

Attested AD 1639 - AD 1644

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yechen was a Banner Commander.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1639 崇德四年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 246, passage 18
AD 1644 順治元年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 245, passage 239

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 246 Volume 246 Biographies 33: Tan Tai, He Luohui, Xi Tu Ku, Bo Er Hui, Leng Sengji 2 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 245 Volume 245 Biographies 32: Gang Lin, Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, Chen Zhilin, Liu Zhengzong 1 passage

Career and standing

gushan ejen 固山額真
AD 1644 順治元年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 245, passage 239

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 245, passage 239

Events and relationships

Received submission
AD 1644 順治元年 · Military · Commander · With Zhang Jinyan (張縉彥)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 245, passage 239

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 245Volume 245 Biographies 32: Gang Lin, Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, Chen Zhilin, Liu Zhengzong · 1 passage

順治元年，詣固山額真葉臣軍前納款，福王授以總督，乃遁去。 In Shunzhi 1 he went to the army of gushan ejen Yechen to submit; the Prince of Fu appointed him governor, whereupon he fled.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 246Volume 246 Biographies 33: Tan Tai, He Luohui, Xi Tu Ku, Bo Er Hui, Leng Sengji · 2 passages

四年，從睿親王多爾袞等伐明，與固山額真葉臣自太平寨破青山口，與明兵十三戰，皆捷。 In the fourth year he followed Prince Rui Dorgon against Ming; with Yechen he broke Qingshankou from Taipingzhai and won thirteen battles in a row.

旋從固山額真葉臣等取太原，戰於汾州、於絳州，屢破敵。 He then joined Yechen in taking Taiyuan and repeatedly defeated the enemy at Fenzhou and Jiangzhou.