Qin Liangyu

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1. 1621 夫人 天啟
2. 1622 總兵官 天啟
3. 1622 都督僉事 天啟

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• 貞素 字

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• 精於騎射
• 工於文

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Qin Liangyu is dated to 1574 or 1584–1648 and identified as a female general of the late Ming period. The chronological classification differs across the evidence: one value is Qing, while other descriptions place her in the late Ming or Ming period; the prose preserves the birth-year variant and uses the late-Ming description.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The entry names Qin Liangyu, gives 1574 as her birth year and 1648 as her death year, and marks her as female; its dynasty value is Qing, which differs from the late-Ming classification.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The profile gives 1584 as the birth year and 1648 as the death year, places her in the late Ming and early Qing, and lists zongbing among her military titles.
   • WikidataQin Liangyu (Q1049034)The item identifies Qin Liangyu as a Chinese female general in the Ming dynasty and supplies time values for 1574 and 1648.
2. [2] Native place Qin Liangyu came from Zhongzhou in Sichuan; the descriptions differ in precision, with one giving Zhongzhou and another giving only Sichuan.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The address is Zhongzhou and is explicitly classified as the basic ancestral-place address.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The profile gives the hometown as Sichuan Zhongzhou, and the biographical paragraph likewise calls her a native of Sichuan Zhongzhou.
   • WikidataQin Liangyu (Q1049034)The descriptions identify her as a native of Sichuan but do not narrow the place to Zhongzhou.
3. [3] Courtesy name Qin Liangyu's courtesy name was Zhensu.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The alternate-name entry gives Zhensu, written 貞素, and classifies it as a courtesy name.
   • WikidataQin Liangyu (Q1049034)The names include the English form Zhensu and the traditional Chinese form 貞素.
4. [4] Marriage and Ma Qiancheng's title Ma Qiancheng was Qin Liangyu's husband, while the title associated with him appears in two forms: Shizhu xuanfushi and Shizhu si tuguan.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The kinship entry identifies Ma Qiancheng as Qin Liangyu's husband.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biographical paragraph calls Ma Qiancheng the Shizhu xuanfushi and Qin Liangyu's husband.
   • WikidataQin Liangyu (Q1049034)The description calls Ma Qiancheng the Shizhu si tuguan and identifies him as Qin Liangyu's husband.
5. [5] Ma Qiancheng's dates Ma Qiancheng was born in 1570 and died in 1613.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The kinship entry gives Ma Qiancheng's birth year as 1570 and death year as 1613.
6. [6] Succession to the native chieftaincy After Ma Qiancheng's death, Liangyu took over the native chieftaincy.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography states that after Ma Qiancheng died, Liangyu took over the native chieftaincy.
   • WikidataQin Liangyu (Q1049034)The description says that Ma Qiancheng died early and Liangyu took over his people, supporting her succession to the native chieftaincy.
7. [7] Military ability and the White-Pole Soldiers Liangyu possessed civil and military ability, governed her forces strictly, and led the White-Pole Soldiers, who were famous for their fighting ability.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography attributes civil and military ability to Liangyu, describes her strict military governance, and names her troops the White-Pole Soldiers, renowned for their combat ability.
8. [8] Mounted archery and writing Liangyu was skilled in mounted archery and accomplished in writing.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The ability entries describe her as skilled in mounted archery and accomplished in writing.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography summarizes her abilities as both civil and military.
9. [9] Tianqi military service During the Tianqi era, Liangyu led elite troops to aid Liao, campaigned against She Chongming, and was appointed dudu qianshi and zongbing.
   • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography gives the Tianqi-era relief of Liao, campaign against She Chongming, award of dudu qianshi, and appointment as zongbing.
   • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The appointments include 都督僉事 and 總兵官, corresponding to dudu qianshi and zongbing.
10. [10] Appointments and titles Her appointments included furen in the first year of Tianqi, dudu qianshi and zongbing guan in the second year, and taizi shaobao and hou during the Chongzhen era.
    • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The appointments place furen in the first year of Tianqi, dudu qianshi and zongbing guan in the second year, and taizi shaobao and hou under the Chongzhen reign.
11. [11] War in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Liangyu resisted him; erroneous commands by Shao Jiechun, the Sichuan governor, left the White-Pole Soldiers nearly annihilated.
    • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography states that Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Liangyu resisted him, and Shao Jiechun's erroneous command nearly destroyed the White-Pole Soldiers.
12. [12] Holding Shizhu in the seventeenth year In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan again and Liangyu held Shizhu to protect herself.
    • Souyun秦良玉 (51452)The biography states that Zhang Xianzhong re-entered Sichuan in the seventeenth year and that Liangyu held Shizhu for self-protection.
13. [13] Brothers Her elder brother was Qin Banghan, and her younger brothers were Qin Minping and Qin Mingping.
    • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The kinship entries identify Qin Banghan as an elder brother and Qin Minping and Qin Mingping as younger brothers.
14. [14] Nephews Her nephews were Qin Dalai, Qin Zuoming, Qin Gongming, Qin Zuoming, Qin Ruiming, and Qin Yiming; the two identically romanized names correspond to different Chinese characters in the evidence.
    • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The kinship entries classify Qin Dalai, Qin Zuoming, Qin Gongming, Qin Zuoming, Qin Ruiming, and Qin Yiming as nephews, with the Chinese spellings 秦左明 and 秦祚明 distinguished.
15. [15] Children and grandchild The kinship entries identify Ma Xianglin (馬祥麟) and Ma Xianglin (馬翔麟) as sons and Ma Wannian (馬萬年) as a grandson.
    • CBDBQin Liangyu (65751)The kinship entries identify 馬祥麟 and 馬翔麟 as sons and 馬萬年 as a grandson.