Background and Banner Affiliation
Kakamu was a military officer of the Saharca lineage registered in the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Manchu division. His family had lived in the Ula region. After his father Tang'ali joined Nurhaci and subsequently died, Kakamu took charge of the family niru (company). During the Chongde reign he served in the Board of Personnel and as a participating councillor, while also taking part in campaigns toward Hurha and Songshan. His career therefore included both civil administration and banner warfare.
Career, Campaigns, and Offices
Following the Qing entry into China proper, he fought around Yunyang and Fangxian, led forces against Dorji of the Ordos, and was subsequently posted to Jiangning, the prefectural centre corresponding to present-day Nanjing. In 1653 (Shunzhi 10), he went south as General Who Pacifies the South, campaigning in Guangdong and taking Chaozhou with Geng Jimao and other commanders before returning to the Jiangning garrison. The southern campaign commission and the standing garrison command were different appointments.
Hereditary Honors and Source Limits
In 1659, when Zheng Chenggong's forces advanced along the Yangtze toward Jiangning, Kakamu joined Lang Tingzuo, Guan Xiaozhong, Liang Huafeng, and others in defending the city and counterattacking. In 1662 the title of the Jiangning garrison chief was changed to general, and Kakamu continued in office until his death in 1668. The later title should not be retroactively applied to his earlier appointment, nor should his father's hereditary distinctions or his son's subsequent grants be treated as Kakamu's own awards.
Sources and Bibliography
- Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org
References reproduce links supplied with the Chinese research manuscript. Individual historical claims have not all been independently verified against the primary sources.
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