Misplaced Pages

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Jirhangga" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2020) This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Jirhangga (Manchu: ᠵᡳᡵᡥᠠᠩᡤᠠ; Chinese: 吉爾杭阿; also known as Koer-hanger in English; died June 1, 1856) was an eminent Manchu official in the late Qing dynasty. He served as the Governor of Jiangsu, which belonged to Bordered Yellow Banner, and was appointed to that post by Imperial Commissioner Xiang Rong (向榮). He was killed in action by rebels during the Taiping Rebellion.

Actions against Small Swords Society

Recovery of Shanghai county

Before the Chinese New Year of 1856, Jirhangga and the Mayor of Nanjing led 15,000 troops into Shanghai. This was followed by street fighting, the recovery of the Shanghai county, and the arrest of thousands of Small Swords Society members.

Organizing the Corps at Mount Jiuhua

In March 1856, Jirhangga and Nanjing's Mayor led 40,000 troops stationed in Mount Jiuhua. The army was intended to capture the capital of the Taiping Rebellion in Nanjing.

Death

In 1856, when the Taiping General Qin Rigang brought forces to strengthen the offensive against Beijing in the North, Jirhangga immediately attacked, despite having only a fraction of the troops, and against the advice of his staff. After five days of fighting, Jirhangga was killed by artillery shells as he was standing on the city wall of the Dantu District city, waving the Qing's banner.

Aftermath

Under orders from Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang brought reinforcements from Jiangnan DaYing to save Jirhangga, but arrived too late, as Jirhangga had been killed a week earlier. Zhang Guoliang still recovered the vital city of Zhenjiang from the Taiping, who had occupied it for five years. Jirhangga's death and the five-day combat changed the Taiping rebels' former offensive toward the north.

See also

• Draft History of Qing

References

• Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Chi-êr-hang-a" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.

• Qing dynasty generals
• 1856 deaths
• Manchu politicians
• Qing military personnel killed in action
• Political office-holders in Jiangsu
• Members of the Green Standard Army
• Manchu Bordered Yellow Bannermen