Qing · Mongol Official and Tibetan Administrator

Polhané 頗羅鼐

Poluonai

First attested AD 1720; died AD 1747

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Polhané was a Mongol Official and Tibetan Administrator.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1747 十二年
Died · At Tibet 西藏
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 15

Attested activity

AD 1739 乾隆四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 19
AD 1747 十二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 312, passages 15-17
AD 1720 康熙五十九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 18

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Gyurmé Tseten (珠爾默特策布登)
eldest son 長子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 20
Parent of Son of Polhané
father 父
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 20
Parent of Gyurmé Namgyal (珠爾默特那木札勒)
second son 次子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 16

Key source chapters

Origins and identity

Mongol 蒙古
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 18

Career and standing

in charge of Tibetan affairs 領藏事
AD 1739 乾隆四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 19
former Mongol official 蒙古舊臣
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 18
commandery prince 郡王
AD 1739 乾隆四年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 19
commandery prince of Tibet 西藏郡王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 15

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 18; Draft History of Qing 312, passage 17
At Tibet 西藏 · Relation Governed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 15

Events and relationships

Assigned to guard
AD 1720 康熙五十九年 · Military · Defender
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 80, passage 18

Assessments and attributes

Assessment seasoned in affairs and served the dynasty with steady diligence · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Qianlong Emperor (乾隆帝)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 312, passage 17

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 80Volume 80 Treatises 55: Geography 27, Tibet · 2 passages

康熙五十九年，官兵西討，殲偽藏王，以西藏地賜達賴喇嘛，使蒙古舊臣頗羅鼐等五人分守。 In the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi, government forces campaigned westward, destroyed the false king of Tibet, granted Tibetan territory to the Dalai Lama, and assigned five former Mongol officials including Polhané to share in its defense.

乾隆四年，敕封頗羅鼐為郡王，領藏事。 In the fourth year of Qianlong, Polhané was enfeoffed as a commandery prince and put in charge of Tibetan affairs.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 312Volume 312 Biographies 99: Fu Qing, La Bu Dun, Ban Di, E Rongan, Na Mu Zha Er, San Tai · 4 passages

十二年，西藏郡王頗羅鼐卒。 In the twelfth year Polhané, the Tibetan princely regent, died.

頗羅鼐愛其次子珠爾默特那木札勒，請以為嗣，遂襲爵為郡王。 Polhané had favored his second son Gyurmé Namgyal and asked that he succeed; Gyurmé Namgyal then inherited the princely title.

上諭傅清曰：「頗羅鼐更事多，黽勉事中國。 The emperor wrote to Fu Qing: "Polhané was seasoned in affairs and served the dynasty with steady diligence.

傅清疏言：「頗羅鼐在時，長子公珠爾默特策布登出駐阿里克夏，當令珠爾默特那木札勒帥師出駐騰格里諾爾、喀喇烏蘇諸處。 Fu Qing replied in a memorial: "While Polhané lived, the eldest son Duke Gyurmé Tseten was posted at Ali Khasha, and Gyurmé Namgyal was then ordered to lead troops out to Tengri Nor, Kar Usu, and the other places.