Fuk'anggan ( Manchu:, Möllendorff: fuk'anggan; ; 1748–1796),

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Yaolin (), was a Manchu noble and general of the

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. He was from the Fuca clan () and the

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of the

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. Fuk'anggan's father,

Fuheng Fuheng (; ; my, ဖူဟင်း; 1720 – July 1770), courtesy name Chunhe (春和), was a Qing Dynasty official from the Manchu Fuca clan and the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners, and was a younger brother of the Empress Xiaox ...

, 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 ...

, served as a grand minister of state during the middle years of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Fuk'anggan held various offices throughout Qianlong's reign, including Governor-General,

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and

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. The Salar Jahriyya Sufi revolt was put down by Fuk'anggan along with

Agui Agui (; ; September 7, 1717 – October 10, 1797) was a Manchu noble general for the Qing dynasty. As the only son of Akdun, he was a scion of a noble family who led a number of important Manchu military operations, including several of the "Ten ...

and

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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 ...

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

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army invaded

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and the

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, Jamphel Gyatso, escaped from

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and appealed to the Qing government for help. The Qianlong Emperor 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

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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'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 ''The Young Flying Fox'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The novel was first serialised in Hong Kong in 1960The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武俠小說逍遙談), 200 ...

'' * 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)
* ''

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'' *

External links

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