Xia Gong

Xia Gong

Template:Chinese name Xia Gong (Hanzi: 夏恭; pinyin: Xià Gōng; Wade-Giles: Hsia Kung) (1872–1941) was a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Supreme Member of the Japanese puppet government, Northern Shanxi Autonomous Government (Jinbei Zizhi Zhengfu; 晉北自治政府). Later he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Mongolian United Autonomous Government (蒙古聯合自治政府). He was born in Datong, Shanxi.

Biography

In the end of Qing Dynasty, he became a Juren (挙人). Later he successively held the positions of teacher of junior high school and governor of county.

In 1937 Japanese Troops occupied Datong. Xiagong was invited by Japanese, and organized the Peace Preservation Council in Northern Shanxi. In October the Northern Shanxi Autonomous Government was established, he was appointed Supreme Member of it.

In next month the Mongolian United League Autonomous Government (蒙古聯盟自治政府), the Southern Chahar Autonomous Government (Chanan Zizhi Zhengfu; 察南自治政府) and the Northern Shanxi Autonomous Government held a representative assembly in Zhangjiakou. Then the Mengjiang United Committee (蒙疆聯合委員会) was established, Xia Gong was appointed General Member of it.

In September 1939 three autonomous governments merged into the Mongolian United Autonomous Government, Xia Gong was appointed Vice-Chairman of it. In next January, he resigned his post, and became an executive head of the Datong Colliery Co., Ltd.

Xia Gong died in 1941.

Footnotes

• Xu Youchun (徐友春) (main ed.) (2007). Unabridged Biographical Dictionary of the Republic, Revised and Enlarged Version　(民国人物大辞典 增订版). Hebei People's Press (Hebei Renmin Chubanshe; 河北人民出版社). ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1. {{cite book}}: Text "洋書" ignored (help)
• Liu Shoulin (刘寿林) (etc.ed.) (1995). The Chronological Table of the Republic's Officer (民国职官年表). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1. {{cite book}}: Text "洋書" ignored (help)
• Committee for Problems of East Asia (東亜問題調査会） (1941). The Biographies of Most Recent Chinese Important People (最新支那要人伝). Asahi Shimbun. {{cite book}}: Text "洋書" ignored (help)