Hushenying

Hushenying
Active	1899-1901
Country	Qing dynasty
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Branch	Eight Banners
Type	Corps
Size	10,000
Garrison/HQ	Beijing
Equipment	modernized weapons
Engagements	Boxer Rebellion
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Zaiyi, Prince Duan
Notable commanders	Zaiyi, Prince Duan

Hushenying
Traditional Chinese	虎神營
Simplified Chinese	虎神营
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Hǔshényíng

The Hushenying were a unit of 10,000 Manchu Bannermen under the command of Zaiyi, Prince Duan, during the Boxer Rebellion.

Summary

Hushenying can be translated as "Tiger and Divine Corps", "Tiger Spirit Division", or "Tiger Spirit Battalion".

It had 10,000 troops in it. It was one of the three modernized Manchu Banner Divisions. Prince Duan was plotting to kill all the foreign diplomats in the legations. Prince Duan created it in June 1899, to prepare for war against the foreigners in the Boxer Rebellion. The other two Manchu Divisions, Wuwei Troop and Shen Ji ying were commanded by Prince Duan's political rivals, Prince Qing and Ronglu.^[1][2]

Most of the Hushenying was destroyed in the Battle of Peking.^[3]

Several Chinese works of fiction were written about the Hushenying, or Tiger Spirit Battalion.^[4][5]

The Hushenying had a rivalry with Prince Qing's Shen Ji ying. The Hushenying was named because Hu means tiger, and Yang, the word for lamb, was a nickname for foreigners, who were also called Yang in Chinese. and the "Divine" (shen) name came from the fact that gui, another term for foreigners, meant devil, and the divine counteracted the devils.^[6]

It besieged the foreigners in the Siege of Beijing Legation Quarter, and clashed against Prince Qing's bannermen.

References

1. ^ Edward J. M. Rhoads (2001). Manchus & Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861-1928. University of Washington Press. p. 71. ISBN 0295980400. http://books.google.com/books?id=QiM2pF5PDR8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=manchu+han&hl=en#v=snippet&q=tiger%20spirit%20division%20metropolitan%20banners%20zaiyi%20prince%20duan&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Caitlin (2006). "Imperial Intrigue: a background guide for the Boxer Rebellion Chinese Imperial Court". COLUMBIA MODEL UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK Columbia University. p. 21. http://www.cmunny.org/cmunny06/Boxer.Rebellion.BG.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 
3. ^ Edward J. M. Rhoads (2001). Manchus & Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861-1928. University of Washington Press. p. 72. ISBN 0295980400. http://books.google.com/?id=QiM2pF5PDR8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=manchu+han#v=onepage&q=manchus%20took%20part%20metropolitan%20banners%20peking%20field%20force%20tiger%20spirit%20division%20center%20division&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
4. ^ Chinese literature. Foreign Languages Press. 1985. p. 21. http://books.google.com/books?id=lmI3AAAAIAAJ&q=The+Tiger+spirit+prince&dq=The+Tiger+spirit+prince&hl=en&ei=FijmTPOfGcGBlAfb_ajUCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAg. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 
5. ^ Youmei Deng (1986). Snuff-bottles and other stories. Chinese Literature. p. 18. ISBN 0835116077. http://books.google.com/books?id=aXCwAAAAIAAJ&q=This+Tiger+Spirit+Battalion+was+a+shock+force+set+up+to+crush+the+foreign+devils.+So+Wu+Shibao+was+appalled&dq=This+Tiger+Spirit+Battalion+was+a+shock+force+set+up+to+crush+the+foreign+devils.+So+Wu+Shibao+was+appalled&hl=en&ei=NCjmTKvMBcOAlAfqvY25Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 
6. ^ Lanxin Xiang (2003). The origins of the Boxer War: a multinational study. Psychology Press. p. 219. ISBN 0700715630. http://books.google.com/books?id=lAxresT12ogC&pg=PA219&dq=prince+duan+tiger+corps&hl=en&ei=wSfmTNy_AoK8lQeUjbGfCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=prince%20duan%20tiger%20corps&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-28.