Mingsioi
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Mingsioi or Mingxu was a Qing
Governor General of Ili in 1864-66, charged with the overall command of the Chinese troops in Xinjiang
.
Mingsioi's predecessor, Cangcing was sacked after the defeat of Qing troops at Wusu
during the Muslim Rebellion. Mingsioi commanded the defense of the Ili Region
against the Dungan
and Taranchi
rebels for the next two years. Most of Xinjiang
and Gansu
being controlled by the rebels, he could not expect to receive any aid from China; meanwhile the neighboring Russia
would not be interested in seriously helping the Qing against the Muslim rebels either.
Mingsioi's last stand was on March 8, 1866 at his headquarters at Fort Huiyuan. As the rebels were seizing the fort from its starving defendants, Mingsioi assembled his family, staff, treasury, and tea into his palace and set off the gunpowder.
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
Governor General of Ili in 1864-66, charged with the overall command of the Chinese troops in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
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Mingsioi's predecessor, Cangcing was sacked after the defeat of Qing troops at Wusu
Wusu
Wusu can also refer to Taiyuan Wusu Airport.Wusu is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Wusu is a city, where oil-production is a major part of the economy...
during the Muslim Rebellion. Mingsioi commanded the defense of the Ili Region
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China.-Geography and coordinates:The following figures excludes both Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefecture....
against the Dungan
Dungan
Dungans , called by Chinese and translated in Chinese language as Hui , are an ethnic group of Persian origin. The Dungans are dispersive people, comprising the majority population of Ningxia Autonomous Region, and scatter in other parts of China...
and Taranchi
Taranchi
The term Taranchi denotes the Muslim sedentary population living in oases around the Tarim Basin in today's Xinjiang, whose native language is Turkic Karluk, and whose ancestral heritages include Iranic and Tocharian populations of Tarim and the later Turco-Mongol immigrants of the Qarluq, Uyghur,...
rebels for the next two years. Most of Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
and Gansu
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
being controlled by the rebels, he could not expect to receive any aid from China; meanwhile the neighboring Russia
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
would not be interested in seriously helping the Qing against the Muslim rebels either.
Mingsioi's last stand was on March 8, 1866 at his headquarters at Fort Huiyuan. As the rebels were seizing the fort from its starving defendants, Mingsioi assembled his family, staff, treasury, and tea into his palace and set off the gunpowder.