Geng Zhongming
| Geng Zhongming | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Jingnan | |
| Reign | 1649 |
| Successor | Geng Jimao |
| Born | 1604 |
| Died | 1649 (aged 44–45) |
| Occupation | Military general |
Geng Zhongming (
Under Ming service
Geng Zhongming was described by historians as a tall, dark-complexioned man known for his bravery and resourcefulness. He had first served under the Ming warlord
Under Qing service
Like Kong, Geng was allowed to retain control of his own troops (about 6,000). In 1633, he helped the Manchus capture the town of
In April 1644, bandit leader
Given sole command of a campaign to attack Guangdong, Geng had reached Jiangxi when he heard that he was being accused of protecting a subordinate who had harbored runaway slaves.[6] He found three hundred slaves in his camp, sent them back to the capital in chains, and, without waiting for a verdict, committed suicide in Ji'an, Jiangxi, on December 30, 1649.[6] His troops, now led by his son Geng Jimao (d. 1671), continued to fight the Southern Ming.[8]
The "Dolo efu" 和碩額駙 rank was given to husbands of Qing princesses. Geng Zhongming, a Han bannerman, was awarded the title of Prince Jingnan, and his son Geng Jingmao managed to have both his sons Geng Jingzhong and Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 become court attendants under the
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Wakeman 1985, p. 197.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 77.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 198.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 199.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 209.
- ^ a b c d Kennedy 1943, p. 417.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 501.
- ^ Wakeman 1985, p. 1017.
- ISBN 978-0-520-04804-1.
- ISBN 978-0-520-04804-1.
Works cited
- Agnew, Christopher S. (2009), "Migrants and Mutineers: The Rebellion of Kong Youde and Seventeenth-Century Northeast Asia", Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 52, pp. 505–541, .
- Kennedy, George A. (1943). . In Hummel, Arthur W. Sr. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 416–17.
- ISBN 0-520-04804-0. In two volumes.
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