1801
6th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Wu Sha's son Guangyi invites the Tamsui residents He Hui, Zhao Shenglong, and Ke Youcheng to settle in the Komalan area and bolster defenses against the aborigines. |
1804
9th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Because he is afraid of being punished for his crimes, Chief Pan Xianwen of the "Alishi tribe" in Changhua county leads more than 1,000 tribesmen to Komalan and seizes land from the Chinese. The "aboriginals" of Keelung flee to Komalan and seize land in the Wuwei area from Zhangzhou Chinese. In January 1806 Chinese settlers from Zhangzhou seize Luodung from Pingpu aborigines (Alishi tribe). |
1810
15th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
In March the governor Fang Weidian visits Taiwan on imperial orders to supervise the settlement of Komalan. The chiefs of Komalan send population registers and offer their allegiance to the Qing government. Yang Tingli is ordered to plan and carry out the development of Komalan. An edict on May 29 authorizes Fang Weidian to recruit settlers and develop the land of Komalan (at that time approximately 60,000 persons were living in the northern part of the Komalan area). |
1812
17th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
In August Taiwan is divided into one prefecture, four counties, and three departments: The land to the south of Sandiao creek (the former Komalan area) is detached from Tamsui department and a new "Komalan department" is established with a seat of government at Wuwei (modern Ilan). In order to protect the area's assimilated aborigines, a system of reserving farmland is instituted.
The Pingpu chief Wei-agui settles in the Kuanhsi area.
The Yangshan school is opened in Komalan. |
1813
18th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
In order to protect assimilated aborigines in the Komalan area, tongpan Zhai Ganli institutes a system of reserving farmland. |
1814
19th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Aishou Huang Linwang of Shuishalian plots with Chen Dayong and Guo Bainian (of Changhua and Chiayi respectively) to usurp farmland around the aboriginal villages of Shuili and Puli. |
1815
20th year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Guo Bainian obtains authorization from Changhua county and leads more than 1,000 settlers into the Shuishalian area, where they invade aboriginal lands and build enclosures. Weng Chenghui develops an official settlement in Komalan (today's Tungshan township in Ilan county). The Fujianese native Lian Chichang cultivates abandoned farmland in the Pinglin area (Tamsui department).
The aborigine Hu Jingguo of Zhonggang village is made a court dancer. |
1816
21st year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Guo Bainian's settlement license is revoked after he and his followers usurp aboriginal land belonging to Puli village and murder aborigines. |
1817
22nd year of the Jiaching reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Shuishalian is declared off-limits to settlers. Guo Bainian and others are punished.
Guo Bainian is punished. Puli village is restored to aboriginal ownership. The tongpan of Komalan attempts to construct a road over the mountains from Mengjia and Dapinglin to Touwei (modern Toucheng), but fails. |
1823
3rd year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
The Beilu aboriginal pacification tongzhi Deng Chuanan conducts a fact-finding visit to Puli village. |
1824
4th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
The Beilu aboriginal control tongzhi Deng Chuanan discusses the development of Puli village. 27 male and female aborigines from Beilu villages immigrate to Puli village. |
1825
5th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
700 aborigines immigrate to Puli from the Dongshijiao and Huluguo area. |
1826
6th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Fighting erupts between Min and Hakka settlers in Changhua county (north of Huwei creek) and spreads to several dozen villages. The Hakka are defeated and forced to flee to Nanzhuang. The Hakka outlaws Huang Dounai and Huang Wuer take advantage of situation to incite an aboriginal uprising and conduct raids on Zhonggang. Thus banditry and aboriginal attacks took place simultaneously.
Hakka settlers seize Min villages in Komalan. |
1828
8th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
The Tamsui residents Wu Quan and Wu Boyu settle in the Taitung area and recruit 2,800 pioneers to construct the town of Wuchuan (in the southwestern part of modern Hualien county). The Tamsui merchant Chen Ruixing establishes settlements at Baozichulun, Dashehu, and Meiziliaolun (modern Taipei county). Chen Jicheng settles in Dakekan (around modern Tahsi and the Chiaopanshan basin). |
1829
9th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Aboriginal residents of three villages around Fengshan in the Xiadanshui area immigrate to Dazhuang in Taitung county. |
1835
15th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
The Pingpu aborigines of Jialiyuan village move to Hualien to escape oppression by the Chinese.
Zhou Peiyuan serves as tongpan of Komalan (Zhou wrote "A Brief Account of Komalan" and recorded songs of the assimilated and unassimilated aborigines). |
1837
17th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Stevens writes "An Account of the Island of Taiwan." |
1838
May 29, 18th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Due to the mixed dwelling of aborigines and Chinese settlers, and the prevalence of banditry, the government orders a general investigation of bandit activity, takes an inventory of granaries, and strictly prohibits immigration from mainland China. |
1847
27th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
The governor of Fujian requests that settlers be allowed into the Puli area. |
1848
28th year of the Daoguang reign period (Qing dynasty) |
Wu Quan opens land for cultivation around the town of Wuchuan. |
