Shi Kefa | |
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| 史可法 | |
 Portrait of Shi Kefa | |
| Senior Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1644 | |
| Monarch | Zhu Yousong |
| Preceded by | Li Jiantai (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gao Hongtu |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 1644 | |
| Monarch | Zhu Yousong |
| Preceded by | Zhang Jinyan |
| Succeeded by | Ma Shiying |
| Minister of War, Southern Capital | |
| In office 1643–1644 | |
| Monarch | Chongzhen Emperor |
| Preceded by | Xiong Mingyu |
| Succeeded by | Ma Shiying |
| Minister of Personnel, Southern Capital (acting) | |
| In office 1643–1644 | |
| Monarch | Chongzhen Emperor |
| Preceded by | Li Yuzhi |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Shenyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1601 Kaifeng, Henan, Ming dynasty, China |
| Died | 20 May 1645 (aged 44) Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Qing dynasty, China |
| Occupation | Official, calligrapher |
Shi Kefa (4 February 1601 – 20 May 1645), courtesy names Xianzhi and Daolin, was a government official and calligrapher who lived in the late Ming dynasty. He was born in Xiangfu (祥符; present-day Kaifeng, Henan) and claimed ancestry from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture (順天府大興縣; in present-day Beijing). He was mentored by Zuo Guangdou (左光斗). He served as the Minister of War in Nanjing during the early part of his career. He is best remembered for his defence of Yangzhou from the Qing dynasty and was killed when Yangzhou fell to Qing forces in April 1645. After his death, the Southern Ming granted him the posthumous name "Zhongjing" (忠靖; means "loyal and peaceful"). Nearly a century later, the Qianlong Emperor of Qing granted Shi Kefa another posthumous name, "Zhongzheng" (忠正; means "loyal and upright".) His descendants collected his works and compiled them into a book titled Lord Shi Zhongzheng's Collections (史忠正公集).