794 A Chinese Biographical Dictionary

Chehkiang to order in the early days of Manchn rale, and alao c^tnnd Gh^Dg Chih-lung and defeated his son Eoxinga.

2099 Tung-kuo-kang |^ H iM* ^^ ^'^' ^^^^^ ^^ of Tang-t'u-liL

He was employed by the Emperor E'ang Hsi to fix the booudaiy between China and Russia, and in 1679 he and ^^ ^^ Q So-o-t^, a Chamberlain , met the Bassian envoy •j^ ^ ^ j|^ Feodor GoloTin at Nertchinsk and agreed that the rivers Argon and Gerbitsa shonld form the frontier. Was killed by a gnnshot in 1690, daring the expedition against Galdan, the Elalmnck chieftain. Canonised ai

2100 Tung-kuo-wei "f^ S li* ^^^ ^'^* ^^^- Brother of Tang- kuo-kang. He revealed the conspiracy of Wu San-kaei*8 son in 1674, and in 1682 rose to be a Minister of State. In 1689, on his daoghter becoming Empress, he was ennobled as Dnke. Next year he shared in the expedition against Galdan and was degraded for remissness, but subsequently recovered his position. Later on he incurred Uie Emperor's wrath by heading ajoint memorial advising the substitution of a youDger son for the Heir Apparent who was suffering from

mania. Canonised as j^ ^ .

2101 Tung Shih H ^ . The virtuous wife of Chia Chih-yen of the

T*ang dynasty. When he was banished, he advised her to marrr some one else; but she bound up her hair into a knot, and swore to him that only he should ever again unloose it. Returning after a lapse of thirty years, he found the knot untouched.

2102 Tung-t*U-lai \% ^ ^. A.D. 1606- 1658. A Manchu, who played

a distinguished part in the conquest of China. In 1648 he was appointed Commander-in-chief in the south, and drove the Mings out of Hunan and defeated them in Kuangsi. By special permission his father retained his original Manchu nationality, though Tung Yang-hsing's branch of the family were reckoned Chinese Bannermen.

nnobled as Viscount, and canonised as ^||||*