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tribe. He served under

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and

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. In 1660, he was appointed "General Who Pacifies the West" (定西將軍) to command the Qing forces in Yunnan fighting the Ming loyalists. In 1661, Aixinga advanced into Burma with

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and captured the

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pretender

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. He was canonised as Jìngkāng (敬康).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aixinga Year of birth missing 1664 deaths Qing dynasty generals