Yan Ruyi

Yan Ruyi (严如熤) (1759–1826) was an independent gentry scholar of considerable local influence in Western Hunan China. A child prodigy, he studied at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha. In 1795, Yan Ruyi was involved in a debacle in which he organized a group of Gelao to defend against the raging Miao Rebellion (1795–1797). A Qing government force mistook the Gelao for enemies and crushed the independent force. Yan Ruyi returned to his hometown in disgrace.

Yan Ruyi

Yan Ruyi (严如熤) (1759–1826) was an independent gentry scholar of considerable local influence in Western Hunan China. A child prodigy, he studied at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha. In 1795, Yan Ruyi was involved in a debacle in which he organized a group of Gelao to defend against the raging Miao Rebellion (1795–1797). A Qing government force mistook the Gelao for enemies and crushed the independent force. Yan Ruyi returned to his hometown in disgrace.