Fuk'anggan (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

:, Möllendorff: fuk'anggan; ; 1748–1796),

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Yaolin (), was a

noble and general of the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. He was from the Fuca clan () and the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners. Fuk'anggan's father, Fuheng, brother of the

Empress Xiaoxianchun Empress Xiaoxianchun (28 March 1712 – 8 April 1748), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Fuca clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first empress consort of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 17 ...

, served as a grand minister of state during the middle years of the reign of the

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

. Fuk'anggan held various offices throughout Qianlong's reign, including

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and Viceroy of Liangguang. The Salar Jahriyya Sufi revolt was put down by Fuk'anggan along with Agui and Li Shiyao Gansu in 1784, while

Heshen Heshen (; ; 1 July 1750 – 22 February 1799) of the Manchu Niohuru clan, was an official of the Qing dynasty favored by the Qianlong Emperor and called the most corrupt official in Chinese history. After the death of Qianlong, the Jiaqing Empe ...

was recalled for his failure during the revolt. In 1787, 300,000 people took part in the

Lin Shuangwen rebellion The Lin Shuangwen rebellion () occurred in 17871788 in Taiwan under the rule of the Qing dynasty. The rebellion was started by the rebel Lin Shuangwen and was pacified by the Qianlong Emperor. Lin Shuangwen was then executed. It started when the ...

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against the Qing government. Fuk'anggan commanded 20,000 troops and suppressed the rebellion. In 1790, the

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ese Gurkha army invaded

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and the 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso, escaped from

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and appealed to the Qing government for help. The

appointed Fuk'anggan as commander-in-chief of the Tibetan campaign and Fuk'anggan attacked until they reach Nuwakot and being keen to protect their troops went for negotiation in the

Sino-Nepalese War The Sino-Nepalese War ( ne, नेपाल-चीन युद्ध), also known as the Sino-Gorkha war and in Chinese the campaign of Gorkha (), was an invasion of Tibet by Nepal from 1788 to 1792. The war was initially fought between Nepa ...

Titles

* 1776–1784: Viscount Jiayong of the Third Rank () * 1784–1787: Marquiss Jiayong of the First Rank () * 1787–1793: Duke Jiayong of the First Rank () * 1793–1796: Duke Zhongrui Jiayong () * Posthumous title: Prince Jiayong of the Second Rank () * Posthumous name: Wenxiang ()

In fiction and popular culture

* As novel character in

Jin Yong Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong d ...

's ''

The Book and the Sword ''The Book and the Sword'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武 ...

'' and '' The Young Flying Fox'' * Portrayed by Wang Yi Zhe in '' Yanxi Palace 2 : Princess Adventures'' (2019) * Portrayed by Ye Xiang Ming in ''Side Story of Volant Fox'' (2022)

References

Citations

Sources

* Anonymous (1795)
(the Collected Biography of Hailanca)
* '' Draft History of Qing'' *

External links

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