Manuscript/Mixed Material Qinghai zou shu : bu fen juan 青海奏疏 : 不分卷
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Title
- Qinghai zou shu : bu fen juan
Other Title
- 青海奏疏 : 不分卷
Summary
- Collection of official reports to the Emperor, written when the author, Yu Shi, was in military service; the reports concern military affairs and rebellions.
- Memorials were personal memoranda presented by officials to the emperor, often with proposals for action. They were one of the chief media for communication between the emperor and his officials. The memorials provide insight into the range of views held at the time on various subjects, and are important historical sources. This is a collection of handwritten memorials in ten volumes, written by Yushi (1825-1906) during the reign of Emperor Tongzhi (1862-74) and Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908). Yushi was a Han native whose original family name was Liu, who later became a member of one of the Manchu Eight Banners. He achieved his jin shi (doctoral degree) in 1852 and entered the government, serving in a number of official posts, including one at the Grand Secretariat. In 1859 he became an investigating censor of Shandong and later of Shaanxi. Two years later he became the prefect of Lanzhou and Pingliang. In 1870 he was promoted to grand minister superintendent of Xining, Qinghai, where he assisted Zuo Zongtang (1812-85), the most prominent military leader and statesman of the time, in suppressing the anti-Qing movement of the Muslims in the region. In 1878 he became the military governor of Urumqi. This work contains his memorials written during his years in the Qinghai region. Many of the memorials detail military maneuvers and provide information relating to events that supplement the official histories of the period. Also included are memorials requesting the recruitment of soldiers to protect vital garrisons, the recruitment of civil corps, and correspondence involving penalties for the provincial treasurer for delay in delivering pay and provisions for soldiers. The book has two prefaces, one by the author and another by Li Hongzao (1820-97), a fellow high official who was a tutor at the imperial court and served as grand councilor. World Digital Library.
Names
- Yu, Shi, 1825-1906
- Li, Hongzao, 1820-1897, xu
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : s.n., between 1860 and 1899?]
Notes
- - In case.
- - Ms.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 七行十六字. Seven lines, with sixteen characters per line.
- - 清紅格舊鈔本. Qing Dynasty manuscript with red grid bars, ca. late 19th century.
- - 清豫師撰。師字錫之，滿洲漢軍旗人，咸豐二十年進士，同治五年任蘭州道，旋以甘回作亂，日益猖獗，西甯有波及之虞，乃改任青海辦事大臣，後任烏魯木齊都統。此編集其先後奏疏，彙為一編，大抵皆兵間所作，對於剿匪用兵，言無不盡，可補正史正闕也。李鴻藻(序)，自序.
Medium
- 10 v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012402186
Online Format
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