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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On April 15, 1645, Shi Kefa, a politician and military strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, died
On this day, 380 years ago, on April 15, 1645 (March 19, 1645, the lunar calendar), Shi Kefa, a politician and military strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, died. Shi Kefa (1601-1645) was a politician, strategist and national hero of China in the late Ming Dynasty. The word Xianzhi, and the name Daolin, was born in Xiangfu, Henan Province (now Kaifeng City) at the end of the Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), Jinshi. When he first served as a push official in Xi'an Prefecture (in charge of investigating criminal prisons), he was repeatedly promoted to the right Jindu Censor due to suppressing peasant uprisings. He intercepted the uprising in Anqing, other prefectures and other places, and was promoted to the position of Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. In 1644 (17th year of Chonghui), after the death of the Ming Dynasty, he established King Fu in Nanjing and was granted the title of Grand Scholar, known as the Shige Department. Due to the exclusion of Ma Shiying and others, he was appointed to guard Yangzhou in the name of supervising the army. In the Qing Dynasty, Dole slandered a letter to lure him to surrender, but was rejected. He stayed in the lonely city. On May 10, the second year of Shunzhi (1645), Prince Duoduo of Yu of the Qing Dynasty surrounded Yangzhou. Shi Kefa issued an order to various towns to send troops to rescue him. Liu Zeqing fled north to Huai 'an. Only a few soldiers including Liu Zhaoji arrived, and the defense was in short supply. At this time, Dorgon persuaded him to surrender, but Shi Kefa sent a letter to the "Restoration of Dorgon" refusing to surrender. Deputy General Shi Dewei and Shi Kefa followed him for many years, but Kefa took Dewei as his adopted son and entrusted him with future affairs. On the 24th, the Qing army attacked the city with red-clad cannons. At night, when Yangzhou City was broken, Shi Kefa committed suicide. Everyone rushed down the tower and shouted,"I am the commander of Shi!" Duoduo persuaded him to surrender. Kefa said: "I have made up my mind whether the city is dead or not, and I will tear it into pieces. It's as sweet as it is, but millions of lives in Yangzhou cannot be killed!" He was killed on April 14 (March 19, the second year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty). Duoduo was angry because the Qing army that attacked the city suffered heavy casualties and ordered the massacre of Yangzhou people. The massacre lasted for ten days, killing 800,000 people. It is known in history as the "Ten Days of Yangzhou". Twelve days after Shi Kefa's death, his body was unknown. The following year, Steinway buried his clothes and clothes in Meihua Ridge, outside Tianning Gate, Yangzhou City. Commemorate it. There is "Shi Zhongzheng Gong Ji". Shi Kefa Memorial Hall News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/19oi.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.28-06:27] 访问:73
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