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Volume 298 Biographies 85: Ga Er Bi, Fa La, Cha Kedan, Qin Bai, Chang Lai, Ha Yuan Sheng, Ha Shang De, Dong Fang, Cha Bina, Da Fu, Ding Shou, Su Tu

Chapter 298 of 清史稿 · Draft History of Qing
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Garbi of the Nara clan belonged to the Manchu Bordered Red Banner. His father Eerdehe had been chief steward to Prince Jingjin Nikang and often went on campaign with him. In Shunzhi 16 he was appointed acting commandant of the Guard. He joined An'nan General Dasu and others in leading an army to Xiamen against Zheng Chenggong. Eerdehe led the right wing and took Zheng's general Zhou Xu prisoner. He was appointed acting Zhenhai General. In Kangxi 1 he returned to Beijing and died shortly afterward. In the Yongzheng era Garbi petitioned for a posthumous title for his father, who was posthumously named Guoyi.
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西 西西 西 西 西
Garbi began as vanguard commandant-in-chief and rose step by step to commandant of the Bordered Red Banner Guard. In Kangxi 58, after Tsewang Arabtan dispatched Tsering Dondob to occupy Tibet, the Emperor sent Garbi posthaste to Sichuan to help Governor-General Nian Gengyao with the war. Garbi discovered that Tsering Dondob and his lieutenant Sanji-bu were estranged, argued the breach could be turned to advantage, and asked permission to induce Tsering Dondob to defect. In the second month of Kangxi 59 the Emperor ordered Yanxin, Pacification General of the West, into Tibet from Qinghai and made Garbi General Dingxi, with Wu Ge, to march Sichuan and Yunnan forces from Lari. Tsering Dondob himself opposed Yanxin while sending his partisan Chunpille zaisang with 2,600 troops from Zhangmi'er Rong to hold Garbi off. Garbi stole along a side route to Mozhu gongka, ferried his men on hide boats, and drove straight into Tibet, which he recovered in the eighth month. Garbi gathered Tibet's great and petty diba, headmen, and monastery lamas to announce the throne's will and calm the people; he sealed the Dalai Lama's granaries, garrisoned the defiles, severed Dzungar supply lines, and killed five steward lamas Tsering Dondob had installed. Tsering Dondob was broken by Yanxin and fled. Tibet was pacified.
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When victory was reported, the Emperor said: "Garbi and his officers, obeying My command in campaigning beyond the frontier, had each exerted themselves to pacify the Tangut peoples. Let them be rewarded in full." Yanxin stayed on in Tibet. In Kangxi 60 he was recalled for illness, and Garbi was sent back as General Dingxi to take his place. He was soon made Mongol commander-in-chief of the Bordered Blue Banner. At Luding Bridge he claimed sickness and refused to go on. Nian Gengyao reported it, and the Emperor stripped him of office; he dallied, afraid to come to court, and was condemned to decapitation. In Yongzheng 1 the Yongzheng Emperor excused his offense and gave him a commander-in-chief's title for field service. He acted in turn as Guyuan provincial commander, Bulongji'er deputy general, and commander-in-chief of the Bordered Red Chinese Banner. In the third year he became Fengtian General. In the fifth year he wrote: "Though mining of gold, silver, copper, and lead in Fengtian is prohibited, secret digging remains common. Only the iron at Beixi Lake is needed for peasant implements. For Huangboluo Valley in Liaoyang and Dakaijinchang in Kaiyuan, I request a permanent ban on mining, as at Dabei Ridge in Jinzhou." The Board approved and implemented the plan. He died soon after.
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Fala of the Namuduru clan came from the Manchu Plain White Banner. His father Duntai followed Dasu against Zheng Chenggong and was killed in action. His mother, a Xitala woman, preserved her widowhood and reared the boy alone. Fala began as a clerk. In Kangxi 13 he joined the guards in the expedition against Wu Sangui, marching from Guangdong into Yunnan. In Kangxi 35, as acting vanguard cavalry commandant, he campaigned against Galdan and rose to Mongol commander-in-chief of the Bordered White Banner and commandant of the Guard.
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Tsewang Arabtan sent his kinsman Tsering Dondob against Tibet; Sichuan commander Kang Tai halted at Huangsheng Pass, and his army mutinied and broke. The Emperor sent Fala posthaste to Sichuan to aid Nian Gengyao and to inquire into the rout of the provincial brigade. Fala learned Kang Tai had favored assistant Wang Wenzao, who embezzled pay, and asked that Wenzao and the ringleaders be executed; the throne assented and removed Kang Tai. In Kangxi 57 Tsering Dondob murdered Lozang Khan, confined the Dalai Lama, and occupied Tibet. Fala sent Batma and other clerks to Litang with an edict, and detached Vanguard Commandant Wulinba and Deputy Commander Zhao Hongji with 500 banner and Chinese troops. He wrote: "Tibet lives on tea; exports from Songpan should be stopped. For Litang and Batang, household lists should be filed and rationed tea caravans allowed." The yamen approved and enforced the rule. In Kangxi 58 Fala was posted at Dajianlu; Yue Zhongqi advanced on Litang, and chiefs Dawa Razhamuba and diba Sebeteng Azhu, who resisted, were bound, sent to Fala, and beheaded. At Batang, diba Kamubu and others submitted, and Fala was told to move his headquarters there. In Kangxi 59 Nian Gengyao proposed Garbi as General Dingxi for the Tibetan advance while Fala fell back to Dajianlu.
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In Kangxi 60 he came back to Beijing. Shortly after, he lost his post for concealing a guardsman's suicide. In Kangxi 61 he joined the Thousand-Elder feast and had his rank restored. He died in Yongzheng 13.
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Chakedan, Borjigit of the Plain Yellow Banner, was Engedeer's great-grandson. From the Imperial School he inherited a third-rank adaha fan and became a first-class bodyguard. He rose to commandant of the Plain Yellow Guard and Mongol commander-in-chief of the Bordered Blue Banner. In Yongzheng 3 he acted as Ganzhou General. Dzungar envoys came while Ma Deren and other assistants were late with provisions; Chakedan impeached them and described worn relay horses from Huamachi to Ganzhou, and Nian Gengyao was told to look into it. In the fourth year he returned to court as Plain Yellow Manchu commander-in-chief. In the fifth year he was sent north with Fan and Dai auxiliaries. In the ninth year Prince Shuncheng Xibao, General Zhenwu, took the northern army against the Dzungars; Chakedan joined his staff as inner minister. In the tenth year Little Tsering Dondob invaded and plundered the Khalkha. Chakedan with Tsering and others reached Benbotu; the foe crossed Chahan Or into Hangai, was chased to Erdeni Zhao, and crushed. Chakedan drove the charge; the enemy escaped down the Tui River; the pursuit continued to Chahan Tuohui and left few alive. For this he was raised to second-rank adaha fan. When Xibao succeeded Fu Erdan as frontier commander, Chakedan remained on his staff. In the thirteenth year he came home and was shifted to Bordered Red Mongol commander-in-chief. In Qianlong 4, after repeated pleas of illness, he was allowed to retire. In Qianlong 11 he died; the court granted funeral rites and the posthumous name Minke.
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Qinbai of the Guwalgiya clan served in the Bordered Red Banner. His ancestor Luobi, Laosa's brother, had surrendered together with him. Luobi earned first-rank adaha fan and, by also inheriting his brother's son Cheni's post, held a combined first-rank dukedom. Qinbai took a first-rank earldom and became a first-class bodyguard. He rose to Plain Yellow Mongol lieutenant-general. In Yongzheng 1 he became vice minister of War. In the fourth year he was rude at audience, quibbled under rebuke, lost his post, and was exiled to the garrison line. In the ninth year he was recalled and reinstated. When Maersai went north against Galdan, Qinbai led Right Guard forces on his staff as inner minister, stationed at Zakobaidarik. In the tenth year Xibao at Chahan Or asked that Qinbai be sent to help him. The Emperor said: "Maersai displeases Me; Zakobaidarik depends on Qinbai — keep him in the north." Little Tsering Dondob fled down the Tui; Qinbai begged to chase, but Maersai waited until they were gone before moving. At Bomukala, Maersai sent Qinbai with 700 men; they found no foe and came back. Qinbai reported it, and Maersai was put to death. He then acted as Suiyuan General. In the eleventh year he again acted as Jianxun General. When Prince Ping Fupeng became frontier commander, Qinbai was to be consulted on strategy. In Qianlong 1 he returned to Beijing. He served as Qingzhou General. Back at court he walked as inner minister. In Qianlong 12 he died; funeral rites were granted and he was named Sumin posthumously.
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Chang Lai of the Nara clan, son of Zhen'an General Maqi, belonged to the Bordered White Banner. He had served in the Yong Prince's establishment. In Yongzheng 1 he entered the Board of Works as a clerk and became a director. In the second year he moved to Revenue. In the third year he became Guangdong administration commissioner. In the fourth year he was made Fujian governor. When Yang Wengan exposed Fujian treasury shortfalls, the Emperor had Wengan audit them and shifted Chang Lai to acting Guangdong governor. He wrote: "Guangdong is low-lying and flood-prone, worst in Guangzhou and Zhaoqing. Let the Guangzhou subprefect manage Nanhai and Sanshui embankments and the Zhaoqing subprefect those of Gaoyao, Gaoming, and Sihui, with winter repairs, bonded guarantees, and set rewards and fines. When floods come, patrol them; costs should still come from Yabu, fish-weir, and similar levies." He was soon sent to Fujian. In the sixth year he was moved to Yunnan.
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In Guangdong, thieves took the memorial-case lock and key, and Chang Lai secretly had copies made; his general's troops sheltered bandits, which he punished only for show; bandit outbreaks at Dianbai and Conghua went unreported; he also sided with General Shiliha and others against Yang Wengan. The Emperor said: "Chang Lai was a minor clerk in My household; I promoted him to governor for his diligence. He hid the theft of the memorial-case key — how is that honest? Worse, he formed a faction with Shiliha to hound rivals; his guilt is unpardonable! He was stripped of office and sent to Guangdong for trial." Condemned to death, he was spared for Maqi's Yunnan service and sent with Zhabina to manage Shaanxi rations. In the eighth year he became vice minister of Punishments and acting Ningxia General. In the ninth year he became Zhen'an General with 5,000 men from Suzhou, Ganzhou, and Liangzhou as a reserve column. He was soon made Western Route deputy general.
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In the tenth year, when the Dzungars struck Hami, Chang Lai, Liang Dun, and Zhang Cunxiao with 3,200 banner and Chinese troops held Wukekeling. He was soon named inner minister. He marched with Yue Zhongqi to Mulei, then with Zhang Guangsi to Barkol. In winter of the eleventh year Chalang'a, acting commander, cited deep snow and split the army: Guangsi held the north with 10,000 men, Chang Lai the south with 9,000. In the thirteenth year he took 10,000 Green Standard troops at Barkol under Yan Qingru and Ma Huibo. When the Dzungars sued for peace in Qianlong 1 he returned to Beijing with the army. In Qianlong 5 illness forced retirement on half pay. In Qianlong 11 he died and received funeral rites.
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Ha Yuansheng came from Hejian in Zhili. Under Kangxi he enlisted and became a platoon leader. He rose to Jianchang circuit commander. He lost his post for lax inspection of smuggled timber. In Yongzheng 2 he was presented at court, sent to Zhili as an assistant commander candidate, and filled the provincial right battalion. Weining General Shiliha took Yuansheng against the Zhongjia Miao; in the third year he became acting Weining major. Wuman prefect Lu Wanzhong raided Dongchuan while Zhenxiong prefect Long Qinghou joined the revolt. Ortai sent Yuansheng with Sichuan forces; the rebels held the heights until Yuansheng stormed them under fire. Ortai praised his work; the throne nominated him for colonel or lieutenant colonel and made him Xunqian colonel.
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In the sixth year Lu of Mitie rebelled; Yuansheng ambushed her stronghold and took her prisoner. At Ali he crushed Leibo's chieftain, who had helped Lu plunder supplies. The court gave him 4,000 taels of silver. He became Yuanjiang lieutenant colonel. On the march home an Ali headman whom Yuansheng whipped raised a mob and besieged him. Yuansheng and Major Bu Wannian fought two days and nights, routed the mob, and seized Chiyi Terrace. Heli General Zhang Yaozu relieved him; Yuansheng cleared the Xiaoliutong valley, and Ali villages emptied. He also subdued Lajin, Zhene, and other rebel villages. Ortai reported; the Emperor said: "Barbarians are fickle; even without the flogging they might have risen. Yuansheng's services offset his fault. No further inquiry was needed."
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In the seventh year he became Liping lieutenant colonel, then Anlong commander. In the eighth year Wuman rose again; Yuansheng from Weining broke tens of thousands of rebels, killed chiefs Heiguo and Momo, swept eighty li of camps, and retook Wuman. He received a peacock plume, court robes, and 10,000 taels. In the ninth year he became Yunnan commander. His mother, past eighty, received an honor patent. He was soon shifted to Guizhou. In the tenth year he was called to court, given the Emperor's own robe, and admitted to the Grand Council. He was soon sent home on leave.
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調西 西 西 調 西 西 祿
When Guizhou's Jiugu Miao rebelled, he was sent back to command the campaign. His mother died; mourning rites were granted but he stayed on duty. He took a hundred fierce Miao captives, killed many, and the rest surrendered. In the twelfth month he submitted a gazetteer of the new Miao districts for Yuan Zhancheng to edit. In the thirteenth year Guzhou Miao raided Huangping; Yin Jishan called Hunan and Guangxi reinforcements. The Emperor made Yuansheng General Yangwei with Dong Fang as deputy. Minister Zhang Zhao was sent to pacify the Miao, and Yuansheng quarreled with him. The frontier above Shibing was assigned to Yuansheng with Yunnan and Guizhou troops; below Shibing to Fang with Hunan and Guangxi forces. Yuansheng and Fang haggled over villages and roads while the campaign stalled. Zhang Guangsi impeached Yuansheng for empty appeasement, stripped him, and condemned him to death for military delay. In Qianlong 1 his life was spared; he was given lieutenant colonel rank on the western front. In the third year he died; the throne mourned him, raised him posthumously to regional commander, and granted funeral rites. His son Shangde had followed him to Yunnan and become a company commander. After Wuman fell he bore the victory report and was made Heli major, then Odd Battalions colonel. In Qianlong 1 Guangsi noted Shangde's zeal despite his father's disgrace. He became Qingjiang deputy commander, then moved to Dingguang. In the third year he pacified the Gulu Miao of Dingfan. After his father's death he was recalled as Chenzhou deputy commander. He rose to regional commander at Yichang, Liangzhou, Linyuan, and Guzhou in turn. In the thirteenth year he joined the Great Jinchuan campaign. Governor-General Zhang Yunsui impeached him for oppressing civilians and troops, and he was dismissed. In the twenty-second year he was given lieutenant colonel rank on the western front. Sheep he sent to the army died in transit; he was fined, dismissed, and sent home. He died. Dong Fang came from Xianning in Shaanxi. He enlisted in the governor's brigade. As a military licentiate he became a company commander. In Yongzheng 2, on the Qinghai campaign, he helped Datang capture Danjin Huitaiji's family and Luobuzang Danjin's sister. In the fourth year he became third-rank bodyguard, then Zhengding major, then Linyuan commander in Yunnan. In the eleventh year Simao chieftain Diao Xingguo rebelled; Fang and Cai Chenggui killed 3,600 and accepted 42,600 surrenders. Gao Qisuo kept him to mop up rebels until the region was quiet. In the twelfth year he became Hunan commander.
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In the thirteenth year the Jiugu Miao rose; Yuansheng became General Yangwei and Fang his deputy. Zhang Zhao was put over Miao affairs; before peace came Qianlong enthroned Zhang Guangsi as commissioner. Guangsi charged Fang with camping at Bagong, clinging to Zhang Zhao, feuding with Yuansheng, and achieving nothing for months. Fang was stripped and brought to Beijing. In Qianlong 1 the joint trial proposed frontier exile; the Emperor lightened the sentence to Yunnan lieutenant colonel. After his father's mourning he acted as Jianchuan deputy commander. He became regional commander at Chuyao and Zhaotong in turn. After his mother's death, in the thirteenth year he was called to court and given a peacock plume.
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He joined the Great Jinchuan war as Chongqing commander. Necin had him help Mangana take the Puzhan and Ali Mountain blockhouses. With Yue Zhongqi he took three earth forts and one water fort at Mu'erjingang. In the fourteenth year, after Jinchuan fell, he inspected posts, repaired arms, probed the Taolu sect on the Guizhou-Huguang frontier, and loaned grain to poor troops as ordered. He was soon moved to Jianchang. For the Jinchuan victory he was raised to Left Commissioner-in-chief. In the fifteenth year Tibetan rebels Zhuer Mot and Namuzhaer were killed; their follower Luobuzang Zhashi rose; Celeng and Yue Zhongqi entered Tibet while Fang supported them. In the nineteenth year he became Songpan commander, then Guizhou commander. He died in the twenty-second year.
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Zhabina of the Wanyan clan served in the Plain Yellow Banner. Grandfather Aiyinbu was a Revenue director under Shizu and earned tuosha lahafan. Grandson Guanyinbao inherited, advanced by grace to third-rank adaha fan. Zhabina, Guanyinbao's brother, inherited the post and led an assistant captaincy. In Kangxi 47 he became a Civil Appointments director and rose to War vice minister. In Kangxi 61 he became Jiangnan-Jiangxi governor-general. In Yongzheng 1, Taiwan rebel remnant Wen Shanggui stirred Jiangxi shed people to raid Wanzai and Xinchang. When order returned, Bai Huang and Zhang Tingyu proposed shed-dweller policy; Zhabina was told to draft details. Zhabina wrote: "Jiangxi touches Fujian, Huguang, and Guangdong; in its wild hills settlers grow hemp and indigo. They live in sheds, hence the name shed people. After long settlement, expulsion would breed unrest. Register them in baojia; above a thousand households, post officers to watch them. Once listed, new migrants must not be hidden. Students and strong men may gain household status and take exams." The Board approved. In the second year he urged counties to suppress private salt and end garrison patrols. He also asked for a colonel on Lake Tai's Dongshan and posts at Zhoucun, Tieqiao, Nianyukou, Majishan, Yuanshan, Dongshan, Fengshan, and Wuliu. He proposed elevating eight prefectures and adding fourteen counties to lighten Suzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou.
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After Prince Lian Yin Si was punished, the throne questioned Zhabina about Su Nu, Longkodo, and their faction. Eight imperial orders came, but Zhabina concealed the truth. In the fourth year he was called to court and still would not confess. Stripped and tried by princes, he revealed Su Nu's plot to enthrone Yin Si and Longkodo's ties with Kuaixu and Alingga. Princes sought his death; the Emperor said: "Zhabina was a newcomer who clung to power. When I mentioned the Kangxi Emperor yesterday he wept endlessly; he still has a heart — spare him." He became Household superintendent, Bordered Red Chinese commander, War minister, and War assistant. In the fifth year he was demoted for recommending Director Shushen. He soon became War minister.
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In the seventh year, as Fu Erdan marched north and Yue Zhongqi west, Zhabina managed western supplies at Suzhou. In the eighth year he was made Fu Erdan's deputy on the northern route. In the ninth year's sixth month Galdan Tsering invaded; Fu Erdan, deceived, wanted a preemptive strike; Zhabina agreed. They marched to Kuletu Ridge, were ambushed in the pass, and routed. At Khurung Gol Nor the army broke completely. Zhabina, Fu Erdan, and Basai rallied 4,000 men, guarded the baggage train, fought retreating, and crossed the Khargana. Pursued, Zhabina cut his way out, lost Fu Erdan, and said: "I deserve death yet was spared. At my age, how can I face the judges again?" He rode back into the fight and died. Basai, unable to find Fu Erdan, charged the foe and fell. Basai was Prince Zheng Jirhala's grandson; the enemy waved his yellow sash. Maersai met the enemy at Hongshiyan and was shot dead.
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Dafu of the Guwalgiya clan, Oboi's grandson, served in the Bordered Yellow Banner. In Kangxi 52 the Emperor restored Oboi's honors as first-rank asihanihafan. Dafu inherited and led an assistant captaincy. He rose to Plain Blue Manchu lieutenant-general. In Yongzheng 5 the throne restored Oboi's dukedom to Dafu and made him minister without portfolio and vanguard commandant. In the seventh year, as war neared, Dafu argued fiercely against it at court. Asked why, Dafu said Galdan Tsering was cunning and held the chiefs' loyalty. A young ruler hears advice; a strong general does as he pleases. We haul grain thousands of li to fight men who will die; I see no victory. He persisted; the Emperor said: "I make you Fu Erdan's deputy — will you still refuse?" Dafu kowtowed and left. At the frontier Fu Erdan posted Dafu with 2,000 men at Kubu Keer. In the ninth year Dafu and Dingshou led the first column; at Khurung Gol Nor they killed over a thousand in day-and-night fighting. Surrounded by 30,000 as the army moved, Dafu in the rear killed another thousand and died.
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Dingshou of the Heseri clan came from the Plain Yellow Banner. He inherited third-rank adaha fan and became a third-rank bodyguard. He rose to Plain Yellow Mongol lieutenant-general. In Kangxi 56, under Fu Erdan against Tsewang Arabtan, Dingshou's 1,000 Fengtian and Jilin vanguard broke the foe at Boluobuerhasu and Urumqi. In Yongzheng 2 he became Bordered Yellow Mongol commander. When Tsewang Arabtan sued for peace, Dingshou garrisoned Barkol. The Board proposed an Altai garrison under Dingshou. Mukeden replaced him, but Dingshou stayed as staff commander. In the fourth year he marched to Zabhan, then was recalled with Mukeden. Dingshou asked to remain at Chahan Suole on active duty. In the seventh year Fu Erdan marched north; Dingshou again led the camp vanguard. In the eighth year Fu Erdan posted 2,000 men under Dingshou at Yikesinuoer. In the ninth year Dingshou warned that Galdan Tsering was watching and scheming. Prisoners' tales should not lure us forward. Fu Erdan called him timid; Yongguo and Hailan objected in vain, and the army set out. Dingshou's column took 2,000 Dzungars at the Zhakesai River; at Kuletu Ridge the assault failed, and they withdrew toward Khurung Gol Nor. Khurung Gol Nor means Great Marsh in Chinese. Dingshou asked Fu Erdan who would answer for ignoring counsel and ruining the army. Fu Erdan was silent; Dingshou said he had warned them and would not flee death. As they moved, the enemy struck; Dingshou charged until wind and hail broke the army. Ringed by the foe and shot, Dingshou fought through the night. When they tried to capture him alive, he cut his throat and fell. Xilai's Solon relief broke; he killed himself.
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滿 西 西滿 祿祿
Sutu of the Fuca clan, Feiyasaha's grandson and Sudan's son, was Plain Yellow Banner. Born Fulie, he inherited second-rank adaha fan and renamed himself Sutu. He became guard commandant-in-chief. In Kangxi 54, when Tsewang Arabtan struck Hami, Sutu and Xintai garrisoned Altai with Ula troops. In Kangxi 59 he followed Qilide from Bulehan and killed 400 ambushers. At the Kenger River he stormed Seb Teng's hill position; Seb Teng surrendered with 2,000 men. In Kangxi 60 he moved to Barkol and built Turfan's garrison farms. In Yongzheng 1 he garrisoned Bulongjier with Alana. In the second year he and Sun Jizong beat a border raid and walled Bulongjier. With Datang he pursued Luobuzang Danjin to Huahaizi, took Danjin's family, and won Gasi's surrender. The Emperor praised their winter march in an edict. He became Ningxia left-wing lieutenant-general. His father Sudan, aged Ningxia general, was assisted by Sutu. He soon took 2,000 Xi'an Manchu troops north with Fu Erdan as assisting commissioner. At Kuletu Ridge Sutu and Dai Hao killed 400 enemies. At Khurung Gol Nor Sutu, Dingshou, Chang Lu, and Maerqi held the eastern ridge and died fighting. Yongguo, Hailan, and Dai Hao hanged themselves in camp.
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Only Delu and Chengbao escaped with Fu Erdan. Ta'erdai of Boduna was shot through the calf; a Mongol doctor wrapped him in sheepskin and he revived after three days. Ordered home, Ta'erdai said he wished to stay and fight. How can I face my seventy-seven-year-old mother if I return in disgrace?" The Emperor praised him and gave Ta'erdai and his mother 1,000 taels each. Assistant Commissioner Chen Tai held the Ke'erduo bank but retreated to Zhabuhan when the enemy approached; the Emperor ordered his execution. Zhabina, Maersai, Sutu, and Gioro Hailan were each posthumously granted batala buluhafan with tuosha lahafan; Dafu, Dai Hao, Ximilai, Chang Lu, Dingshou, and Yongguo received batala buluhafan; the others received tuosha lahafan. Zhabina, Dafu, Dingshou, and Sutu all held hereditary ranks: Zhabina's merged into third-rank adaha fan, Dingshou's and Sutu's into third-rank asihanihafan; Dafu's grandson inherited separately for Basai, who was posthumously made Prince Jian — see the biography of Prince Zheng Jirhala.
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The historian remarks: Garbi stormed deep into Tibet, yet credit went to his commander alone; when banner troops were sent on distant rotations they went unwillingly — was that not the reason? Chakedan won at Erdeni Zhao; Chang Lai served at Barkol; Yuansheng and Fang pacified the Miao again and again, Yuansheng most of all — yet factional strife still slowed the war. Zhabina was a veteran of long service who took the field only late in life; at Khurung Gol Nor the army was wiped out while the commander alone escaped severe punishment — what are we to make of that?
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