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Fengsheng'e: Qing Commander in the Jinchuan Campaigns

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Fengsheng'e was a Manchu commander of the Niohuru clan, registered in the Bordered Yellow Banner, and a son of Aligun. He inherited his family's first-class dukedom and held appointments including imperial guard, grand minister commanding the imperial guards, minister of War, and…

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Overview

Fengsheng'e was a Manchu commander of the Niohuru clan, registered in the Bordered Yellow Banner, and a son of Aligun. He inherited his family's first-class dukedom and held appointments including imperial guard, grand minister commanding the imperial guards, minister of War, and Banner commander (dutong). He entered the Grand Council in the thirty-fifth year of the Qianlong reign. These offices carried administrative or military responsibilities distinct from the status conferred by his inherited ducal title.

Historical Background

Fengsheng'e took part in the Second Jinchuan War in the mountains of western Sichuan, conducting operations against fortified positions including Dongma and Se'erqu and subsequently serving as deputy commander-in-chief. The campaigns involved fortified strongholds, constricted routes, and the repeated contest for defensible ridgelines. In Qianlong's fortieth year, the court altered the designation of his ducal title to Jiyong in recognition of his service. Following the war, he received additional distinctions, including a portrait displayed in the Ziguang Pavilion and the privilege of wearing a double-eyed peacock feather, and he held the ministry of Revenue.

Sources and Interpretation

A further first-class viscountcy was separately awarded in the distribution of honors and assigned for inheritance to his younger brother Buyandalai. It should not be attributed to an unnamed son of Fengsheng'e. The duke and viscount ranks were distinct noble titles, and neither was itself a ministerial office. Fengsheng'e died in the forty-second year of Qianlong and received the posthumous name Chengwu.

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