Dong Fuxiang

Dong Fuxiang
Native name
董福祥
BornJanuary 8, 1839 (1839-01-08)
Gansu, Qing Empire
DiedFebruary 2, 1908(1908-02-02) (aged 69)
AllegianceFlag of the Qing dynasty Qing dynasty
Years of service1862–1908
RankGeneral
UnitKansu braves
Battles / warsDungan revolt, Dungan Revolt (1895), Boxer Rebellion
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese董福祥
Simplified Chinese董福祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDǒng Fúxiáng
Wade–GilesTung Fu-hsiang

Dong Fuxiang (1839–1908), courtesy name Xingwu (星五),[1] was a Chinese general who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was born in the Western Chinese province of Gansu. He commanded an army of Hui soldiers, which included the later Ma clique generals Ma Anliang and Ma Fuxiang.[2] According to the Western calendar, his birth date is in 1839.[3]

  1. ^ Lipman, Jonathan Neaman (1980). The border world of Gansu, 1895–1935. Stanford University. p. 82.
  2. ^ Chinese Republican Studies Newsletter, Volumes 1–7. Contributors: University of Connecticut. Dept. of History, Denison University. Dept. of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Asian Studies. Center for Asian Studies, University of Illinois. 1975. p. 171.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Wood, Frances. "The Boxer Rebellion, 1900: A Selection of Books, Prints and Photographs". The British Library. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.