Early 17th-century Ming Dynasty Minister and General
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Shi Kefa
史可法
Portrait of Shi Kefa
Senior Grand Secretary
In office 1644–1644
Preceded by
Li Jiantai (acting)
Succeeded by
Gao Hongtu
Minister of War
In office 1644–1644
Preceded by
Zhang Jinyan
Succeeded by
Ma Shiying
Minister of War, Southern Capital
In office 1643–1644
Preceded by
Xiong Mingyu
Succeeded by
Title abolished
Minister of Personnel, Southern Capital (acting)
In office 1643–1644
Preceded by
Li Yuzhi
Succeeded by
Zhang Shenyan
Personal details
Born
(1601-02-04)4 February 1601 Kaifeng, Henan, Ming dynasty, China
Died
20 May 1645(1645-05-20) (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).
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were refused entry by those cities in a position to do so. Court official ShiKefa obtained modern cannons and organized resistance at Yangzhou. The cannons...
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spring of 1645, and despite the heroic efforts of its chief defender, ShiKefa, the city fell on May 20, 1645, after a brief siege. The Yangzhou massacre...
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commanders north of the Yangze to halt Zuo's invasion, weakening ShiKefa's position. Shi and the rest of Yangzhou would be massacred in May 1645. Zuo's...
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conquered Yangzhou and Nanjing while the Ming leader defending Yangzhou, ShiKefa, was killed and the Hongguang emperor was captured and executed.[citation...
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