Elechuin (厄勒錐音)

Overview

Elechuin was a Tribal Leader.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1755 to AD 1757 尋授頭等侍衛
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 316, passage 223

Origins and identity

Oirat 厄魯特
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 316, passage 223

Career and standing

zaisang 宰桑
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 316, passage 223

Events and relationships

Selected for campaign
Military · Troop leader · At Ili 伊犁 · With Wuleideng (烏勒登)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 316, passage 223

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 316Volume 316 Biographies 103: Hu Er Qi, Ai Long A, Ba Linga, Shu Ming, Fu Lu, Qi Likeqi, Yan Xiangshi, Yi Zhu, Nu San, Wu Leideng · 1 passage

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尋授頭等侍衛，命選厄魯特宰桑厄勒錐音等兵赴伊犁討賊。 He was soon appointed first-class bodyguard and ordered to select Oirat zaisang Elechuin and other troops for the campaign against bandits at Ili.