Fuk'anggan (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

:, 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 Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

. He was from the Fuca clan () and the

Bordered Yellow Banner The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu people, Manchu military and society during the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies u ...

of the

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. Fuk'anggan's father,

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

, brother of the

Empress Xiaoxianchun Empress Xiaoxianchun (28 March 1712 – 8 April 1748) of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Fuca clan was an imperial consort of the Qing dynasty. She was the first wife of the Qianlong Emperor. Life Family background Empress Xiaoxianchun's p ...

, 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, personal name Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China pr ...

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

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and Viceroy of Liangguang. The Salar Jahriyya Sufi revolt in Gansu was put down by Fuk'anggan along with Agui and Li Shiyao 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, he was described as the most corrupt official in Chinese history, having acquired an estimated 1.1 ...

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

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

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

ese

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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 (), also known as the Sino-Gorkha War and in Chinese as the campaign of Gorkha (), was a war fought between the Qing dynasty of China and the Kingdom of Nepal in the late 18th century following an invasion of Tibet by th ...

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 (), was a Hong Kong wuxia novelist and co-founder of '' Ming Pao.'' Cha authored 15 novels between 1955 and 1972 and became one of the most pop ...

's '' The Book and the Sword'' 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)

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Sources

* * ''

Draft History of Qing The ''Draft History of Qing'' () is a draft of the official history of the Qing dynasty compiled and written by a team of over 100 historians led by Zhao Erxun who were hired by the Beiyang government of the Republic of China. The draft was publ ...

'' *

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