Ma Xinyi

Ma Xinyi
Viceroy of Liangjiang
In office
6 September 1868 – 23 August 1870
Preceded byZeng Guofan
Succeeded byZeng Guofan
Viceroy of Min-Zhe
In office
12 January 1868 – 6 September 1868
Preceded byWu Tang
Succeeded byYin Gui
Personal details
Born(1821-11-03)November 3, 1821
Heze, Shandong, Qing China
DiedAugust 23, 1870(1870-08-23) (aged 48)
Jiangning, Jiangsu, Qing China
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination

Ma Xinyi (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ سٍ ىِ, traditional Chinese: 馬新貽; simplified Chinese: 马新贻; pinyin: Mǎ Xīnyí; Wade–Giles: Ma Hsin-I; November 3, 1821–August 23, 1870), courtesy name Gushan (穀山), art names Yanmen (燕門) and Tiefang (鐵舫), posthumous name Duanmin (端敏), was an ethnic Hui[1][2] official and military general of the Qing dynasty of China.

Along with other prominent figures, including Hu Linyi and Guanwen, Ma raised the Green Standard Army to fight against the Taiping Rebellion and restore the stability of Qing dynasty. This set the scene for the era later known as the Tongzhi Restoration. His assassination symbolized the serious conflict between the Xiang Army and the Green Standard Army, both of which fought for the Qing dynasty.

  1. ^ Hosea Ballou Morse (1918). The International Relations of the Chinese Empire. Longmans, Green, and Company. pp. 249–. tseng kwo-fan supersession by the mohammedan ma sin yi.
  2. ^ Hosea Ballou Morse (1966). The period of submission, 1861-1893. Wen xing shu dian. p. 249.