Shi Kefa

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1. 1635 分守道 崇禎
2. 1635 分巡道 崇禎
3. 1635 副使 崇禎
4. 1635 右參議 崇禎
5. 1637 右僉都御史 崇禎
6. 1637 巡撫 崇禎
7. 1641 右僉都御史 崇禎
8. 1641 戶部右侍郎 崇禎
9. 1641 巡撫 崇禎
10. 1643 兵部尚書 崇禎
11. 1644 兵部尚書 崇禎
12. 1644 太傅 崇禎
13. 1644 太子太傅 崇禎
14. 1644 太子太師 崇禎
15. 1644 太子少保 崇禎
16. 1644 少保 崇禎
17. 1644 少傅 崇禎
18. 1644 少師 崇禎
19. 1644 東閣大學士 崇禎
20. 1644 武英殿大學士 崇禎
21. 1644 督師 崇禎
22. 1644 禮部尚書 崇禎
23. 1635 戶部都給事中 崇禎

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AliasesCBDB

• 史閣部 别名、曾用名
• 忠正 諡號
• 忠靖 諡號
• 忠靖 諡號
• 憲之 字
• 道鄰 字
• 道鄰 室名、別號
• 道隣 室名、別號

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• [為官者：文]
• 死國難
• 孝子/孝女

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Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Shi Kefa is generally dated 1602–1645 and is described as a late-Ming political figure; one date entry gives 1601 as his birth year.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The name is Shi Kefa and the recorded birth and death years are 1602 and 1645.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The profile gives the name and years, while the biographies describe him as a late-Ming political figure.
   • WikidataShi Kefa (Q3274611)The labels identify Shi Kefa and the Chinese description calls him a late-Ming minister; the date claims give 1601 for birth and 1645 for death, preserving the birth-year discrepancy.
2. [2] Exact dates A biographical account gives 16 December 1602 and 20 May 1645 as the exact dates, while another date claim places the birth year in 1601.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography supplies 16 December 1602 and 20 May 1645 as the specific dates.
   • WikidataShi Kefa (Q3274611)The date claims give 1601 as the birth year and 1645 as the death year.
3. [3] Courtesy names His courtesy names were Xianzhi and Daolin.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The name entries identify Xianzhi and Daolin as courtesy names.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The profile and biography give 憲之 and 道鄰 as the two courtesy names.
   • WikidataShi Kefa (Q3274611)The name claims include 道鄰, 憲之, and the 道隣 variant.
4. [4] Origin and aliases He was from Xiangfu and registered in Daxing, with another account giving the Jinyiwei register; Daolin and Shigebu are also recorded names.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The place entries give Daxing and Xiangfu, while the name entries give Shigebu and the Daolin and 道隣 forms.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biographies identify Xiangfu in Henan, Daxing in Shuntian, present-day Kaifeng, and the Jinyiwei-register variant.
   • WikidataShi Kefa (Q3274611)The traditional-name entries include 史閣部 and the 道鄰 and 道隣 forms.
5. [5] Family His father was Shi Congzhi, his younger brother Shi Kecheng, his adopted heir Shi Dewei, and his listed direct descendant Shi Kaichun.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The kinship entries identify his father, younger brother, adopted heir, and direct descendant.
6. [6] Teachers and associates He was associated with Zuo Guangdou as a student and with Cui Zizhong as a friend; he wrote for Zuo, corresponded with Ni Yuanlu, and was linked to later biographers and Quan Zuwang’s praise.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The association entries cover the friendship with Cui Zizhong, the student and funerary-text relationships involving Zuo Guangdou, the reply from Ni Yuanlu, Quan Zuwang’s praise, and the two biographer relationships.
7. [7] Donglin affiliation He was a Donglin partisan and was grouped with Jiang Yueguang and Gao Hongtu as the Three Worthy Ministers of the South.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography calls him a Donglin partisan and names the Three Worthy Ministers of the South.
8. [8] Examination and early offices He obtained the jinshi degree in the first Chongzhen year, ranked twenty-sixth in the third class, and began at Xi’an Prefecture before serving in the Ministry of Revenue.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The examination entry gives the jinshi degree and third-class ranking, while the office entries give the Xi’an Prefecture, Ministry of Revenue, yuanwailang, and langzhong posts.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography gives the first Chongzhen-year examination and the sequence of early appointments.
9. [9] Jiangbei command In 1635 he supervised Jiangbei forces as a deputy commissioner; in the tenth Chongzhen year he became Right Assistant Censor, governor of Anqing and neighboring areas, and military supervisor, checking rebel advances.
   • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries give the 1635 deputy-commissioner appointment and the 1637–1639 Right Assistant Censor and governor appointments, including the Anqing designation.
   • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography describes his Jiangbei command, the Anqing governorship, military supervision, and repeated setbacks inflicted on rebel forces.
10. [10] Fengyang office From 1641 to 1643 he was governor of Fengyang and also held the offices of Vice Minister of Revenue and Right Assistant Censor.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries place the Fengyang governorship in 1641–1643 and also list Vice Minister of Revenue and a Right Assistant Censor appointment beginning in 1641.
11. [11] Mourning and Nanjing ministry After mourning, he returned to supervise grain transport and became Minister of War in Nanjing, holding that office in 1643–1644.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography gives his mourning, return to office, supervision of grain transport, and promotion to the Nanjing Ministry of War.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries place the Nanjing Ministry of War appointment in 1643–1644, Chongzhen years 16–17.
12. [12] Additional appointments His other appointments included several circuit, censorial, supervisory, and military posts, including military commissioner posts in Wuhu and Jiangnan.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries list fenshoudao, fenxundao, you canyi, the Ministry of Revenue supervisory office, Right Assistant Censor, dushi, governorships, military supervision, and Wuhu and Jiangnan military commissioner posts.
13. [13] Later titles Later entries include the listed honorary ranks and the East Pavilion, Ministry of Rites, and Wuying Hall grand academicianships.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries include Shaobao, Shaofu, Shaoshi, Grand Tutor, the three ranks attached to the heir, and the East Pavilion, Ministry of Rites, and Wuying Hall posts.
14. [14] Chongzhen crisis In 1644 the Chongzhen Emperor died by suicide, Ma Shiying proposed the enthronement of the Prince of Fu in Nanjing, and Shi Kefa answered with seven objections.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography describes the Chongzhen Emperor’s suicide at Coal Hill, Ma Shiying’s proposal, and Shi Kefa’s seven objections.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office chronology identifies the relevant 1644 appointment as Chongzhen year 17.
15. [15] Hongguang appointments After the Prince of Fu’s accession, Shi Kefa became Minister of Rites and East Pavilion grand academician, then was sent to Yangzhou as Minister of War and Wuying Hall grand academician to supervise Jiangbei and the Four Garrisons.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biographies describe the Hongguang appointments, his displacement to Yangzhou, and his supervision of Jiangbei and the Four Garrisons.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries list the 1644 Ministry of Rites, East Pavilion, Wuying Hall, Ministry of War, and military supervisor posts.
16. [16] Yangzhou conflict Gao Jie and Huang Degong competed for quarters in Yangzhou, their troops plundered and burned, and Shi Kefa tried to reconcile them while urging a northern expedition.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography recounts the dispute among the Yangzhou commanders, the burning and plundering, and Shi Kefa’s efforts at reconciliation and for a northern expedition.
17. [17] Refusal to surrender Dorgon urged surrender in a letter, Shi Kefa refused, and the forces summoned from the various garrisons did not reach Yangzhou.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography describes Dorgon’s letter, Shi Kefa’s refusal, the Qing advance, and the absence of the summoned garrison forces.
18. [18] Death accounts Accounts differ over whether he died after an unsuccessful suicide attempt and capture, was executed by Qing forces, escaped over the wall, or survived according to popular tradition.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The two biographies preserve the unsuccessful suicide and death after capture, execution, escape over the wall, and popular tradition of survival as differing accounts.
19. [19] Collected works His writings were later assembled under the titles Shizhongzheng Gong ji and Shizhongzheng ji, with four-volume and two-volume bibliographic forms.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The bibliographic titles include a four-volume edition with an introductory and concluding volume and a two-volume edition.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biographies name Shizhongzheng ji and say that later compilers assembled Shizhongzheng Gong ji.
20. [20] Promotion and posthumous grant Under Hongguang he reached the Nanjing Ministry of War and East Pavilion grand academicianship and was posthumously granted Grand Preceptor.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography and title list give the Hongguang offices and the posthumous title Grand Preceptor.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The office entries also list the Nanjing Ministry of War and East Pavilion grand academicianship.
21. [21] Posthumous titles The posthumous titles are Zhonglie, Zhongjing, Wenzhong, and Zhongzheng, with an additional Zhongjing variant in the name data.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography gives the sequence of Longwu, Lu-regency, Yongli, and Qianlong posthumous titles, while the profile lists the corresponding names.
    • CBDBShi Kefa (34792)The name entries give Zhongzheng, Zhongjing, and the 忠靖 form as posthumous titles.
    • WikidataShi Kefa (Q3274611)The posthumous-name claims include Zhongzheng, Zhongjing, and Zhonglie.
22. [22] Shrine and burial The Qianlong-era shrine and official history fixed the Yangzhou martyrdom account, and Yangzhou residents later buried his robes and tablet at Meihua Ridge.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biographies describe the Qianlong-era shrine, the officially fixed Yangzhou martyrdom, and the following-year burial at Meihua Ridge.
23. [23] Memorial remains Yangzhou has a memorial hall and cenotaph; the excavated cenotaph yielded only a jade belt, and the shrine also honors Ren Minyu and the defenders of Yangzhou.
    • Souyun史可法 (51515)The biography describes the memorial hall, cenotaph, Cultural Revolution excavation, jade belt, Ren Minyu, and tablets for the Yangzhou defenders.