Janus: Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Manuscripts/MS Parkes 8 contains:
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6	Eulogies to Yeh Ming-ch'en
7	Memorandum on Treaty of Nanking violations
8	Statement of silver receipts and disbursements
9	Memorial re Yeh Ming-ch'en and Canton
10	Memorial re Chinese military operations
11	Correspondence between Shih K'o-fa and Dorgon
12	General orders to the China Expeditionary Force
13	Envelope to James Bruce
14	Envelope to James Bruce
15	Envelope to James Bruce
16	List of coffins of Peking captives
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Title	Correspondence between Shih K'o-fa and Dorgon
Reference	MS Parkes 8/11
Covering Dates	circa 1860 (copies of letters of 1644)
Extent and Medium	1 sheet

Content and context

Shih K'o-fa (1601-1645) was the leading Ming loyalist, who perished during the siege of Yang-chou by the conquering Manchu (Ch'ing) forces. Dorgon (1612-1650) was Prince Regent during the reign of Fulin (Emperor Shunzhi).

'Ta Ch'ing She Chêng Wang yü Ta Ming Shih Ko-pu lai wang shu': a copy of an exchange of letters (in Chinese) between Dorgon and Shih K'o-fa, undated, but probably dating from the period of Parkes' service. Dorgon's letter is dated the 6th moon of the year chia shên (4 July-1 August 1644); Shih K'o-fa's letter is dated the 5th day of the 9th moon of the first year of Huang-kuang's reign (23 October 1644).

Further information

A full translation can be found in Helmut Wilhelm, 'Ein Briefwechsel zwischen Durgan und Schï Ko-fa', 'Sinica', 8 (1933), pp. 239-245.

Index Terms

Dorgon (1612-1650) Manchu prince

Shih K'o-fa (1601-1645) Chinese minister for war

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