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Volume 517 Biographies 304: Native Chieftain Biographies 6: Gansu

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西 西西 西西 西
In the Ming dynasty, Gansu was subordinate to Shaanxi. The western Tibetan guards, Hezhou, Taozhou, Minzhou, and the native officials of the frontier peoples were classed in the Ming History under the Western Regions rather than the native chieftain biographies. In practice, however, assistant commanders, pacification commissioners, native chiliarchs, and native centurions all held hereditary posts and were native chieftains in every sense. When the Qing made Gansu a province, the native chieftains kept their old standing; they had served in defense and had given no cause for disloyalty. Yang Yingju wrote: "There are sixteen native chieftain houses at Xining, all granted hereditary offices in the Hongwu reign of the Ming and settled in the Xi and Nian subdistricts. The country was then wide and thinly peopled: irrigated land near the towns went to settlers for cultivation, while remote dry tracts on the marches were granted to the chieftains, each of whom led his people in farming and grazing. Of these, only the chieftain Chen Ziming was a southerner, a former Yuan right vice commissioner of Huainan who came over; the rest were Mongols and men of the western regions in turbans, some submitting with their old Yuan titles and others bringing their tribes to allegiance. The Li, Qi, and Ye families all received high honors and won distinguished records of service. Under our dynasty they all submitted to pacification. Governor-General Qiao Fang of Meng asked that they continue to hold their former offices by hereditary grant. A century has now passed, and they pay grain levies and perform labor service no differently from ordinary subjects. They have grown numerous and prosperous, however, and much of their allotted land has passed into private hands; they live intermixed with Han subjects, intermarry, and form joint communities, and some no longer speak the native language. Their native officials are thus easy to govern and are nothing like the proud, refractory chieftains of Sichuan and Guizhou." Outside Ning prefecture as well there are native sub-officers; their histories are here recorded together in one chapter.
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Tuotiemuer was a Mongol. Early in the Ming he was made grand marshal of the Shaanxi pacification commission; he followed the great general Xu Da in winning over the eighteen tribes of Tiecheng, Minshan, and neighboring districts, received the surname Zhao, took the name An, and was appointed hereditary assistant commander of the native garrison at Lintao. He died, and his son Ying inherited the post. The line came down to Zhao Shifan; when the Qing secured Longyou, Shifan brought his son Shu to submit and was left in charge of the native chieftaincy of Lintao Guard. When Muslim rebels on the He River rose, Zhao Tan led native troops in the defense of the prefectural seat. In the second year Tan went to Zhuoni in Taozhou to raise Tiebu Tibetan auxiliaries. The prefectural city fell at that moment, and the imperial patents and appointment documents were all lost. In the fourth year Muslim rebels besieged Gongchang; Tan went to the Shaanxi-Gansu headquarters for reinforcements and was killed at Dongjiabao on the way. His elder brother's son Yuanming was appointed heir. He inherited the post and received a new patent from the Ministry of War. In the twenty-first year the He River Muslims rebelled again, crossed the river to assault the city, and Yuanming led five hundred native troops up the Mobang River against them. At Chengnan River he met He Jianwei, commander of the Weiding Army, who had just recovered Didao; their forces united and advanced to Hezhou. Impressed by Yuanming's courage, He put him in command of the Weiding vanguard and posted him at Huangjiatan south of the city. He won repeated victories at Bianjiawan, Sanjiaji, Luoshenmiao, and elsewhere, raised the siege of Hezhou, and was granted a second-rank brevet rank and a title of valor. The Zhao family had long resided at Huaibozhuang.
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He Zhennan was a native of Hezhou. Under the Yuan he held the post of grand marshal of the Shaanxi pacification commission. Early in the Ming he came over, received the surname He, and was made hereditary native commander of Hezhou Guard. The line came down to He Yongji, who submitted in the second year of Shunzhi. In the fifth year, during the Muslim revolt, his son Yangwei led troops with distinction, and the family petitioned for a hereditary patent of appointment. By the Qianlong reign Zhao Wu inherited the post. During the Salar rebellion, Wu and his son Dachen held the passes at Laoya, Nancha, and other points. In the forty-ninth year, during the Shifengbao uprising, father and son did their full duty in defense. In the fourth year of Jiaqing, religious rebels entered Gansu from Sichuan; Wu was then ill and sent his son Dachen to hold Xiage Beach below Jinggu City on the southern frontier. In the second year of Tongzhi, Wu's great-grandson He Bing inherited the post. When fighting broke out suddenly, he distinguished himself in the defense of the city and also captured the rebel leader Li Fazheng, for which he was awarded the peacock feather. In the fourth year of Guangxu he inherited the post.
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Han Hama held the native chieftaincy of Hezhou Guard under the Yuan and Ming. Early in the Qing the family submitted. In the fourteenth year of Qianlong, Hezhou issued a commission as native chiliarch, and his son Ting inherited the post. In the forty-sixth year, when the Salars were on the rampage, he led his troops in a stout defense. He was soon dismissed for building a Buddhist temple in defiance of the prohibition. Later, during the Yancha Muslim revolt, he distinguished himself in defense, and Governor-General Fukang'an granted him a sub-chieftain's patent. Ting's great-grandson Jun was killed in action against the rebels early in Tongzhi. His son was Tingjun. In the tenth year of Tongzhi he fought the rebels at Baxian Pass, leading from the front and heedless of blade or stone; Zuo Zongtang granted him silver for his wounds. There was also Han Wanbu, who held the hereditary commandership. Early in the Qing this line too submitted. Later, because Han Qianguan had lost his patent seal, he was appointed a sub-chieftain. Under Yongzheng, Han Shigong held the passes without loss when hostile tribes rose, and was restored to the commandership. When Wen died, his son Chenglín inherited the post. In the forty-sixth year of Qianlong he fell in battle. In the eleventh year of Xianfeng Han Tingzuo inherited the post. The Han family had long resided at Hanjiaji.
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Ma Ji claimed descent from the Han general Ma Yuan, the Queller of the Waves. In the Zhizheng era of the Yuan, for defending the nine tribes of Hadachuan, he received a commandership and established his house at Minzhou Guard. His son Zhen received a hereditary native centurionship in the Hongwu reign for his services. In the second year of Shunzhi, Ma Guodong submitted and was confirmed in his former post. The Ma family had long resided at Dangchang.
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Hou Cheng, youngest son of the Ming garrison commander Neng, held Taozhou in the Jingtai reign; Cheng's son Zhang won distinction campaigning against Ü-Tsang in the Chenghua reign and received a hereditary native centurionship. Early in the Qing, Hou Chengqing came over from within and was made a sub-centurion. In the thirtieth year of Kangxi he received a patent commission to take office. In the ninth year of Qianlong, Yongqing's grandson Fakui was at last formally appointed native centurion. The Hou family had long resided at Zandugou.
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Zhao Dangzhiguanbu was a native of Minzhou Guard. In the Hongwu reign he received a hereditary native centurionship. Early in the Qing, Zhao Yingchen came over and was made a sub-native official. In the twenty-first year of Kangxi his son Zhiding was restored to the original post. The Zhao family had long resided at Mayingli.
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Although the subjects of these three chieftaincies were called native people, they differed little from Han subjects: grain levies, homicide, and major theft were all handled by the prefecture, and the chieftains dealt only with routine civil suits.
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Hou Xiangguzi was a native of Minzhou Guard. In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu he received a hereditary native centurionship for his services. Under Shunzhi, Hou Xikui submitted and was made a sub-centurion. Xikui's great-grandson Rongchang was formally appointed native centurion. Early in Guangxu, Hou Zhenxing was transferred to the hereditary native platoon-leader post. The Hou family had long resided east of Lüjing.
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Chuosijue was an unassimilated tribesman of the Gena people. In the Xuande reign he received the post of native vice-chiliarch. The line came down to Hongji, who submitted in the sixteenth year of Shunzhi but was dismissed and banished for an offense. In the fourteenth year of Kangxi his cousin Hongyuan distinguished himself in recovering Taozhou and Minzhou during Wu Sangui's rebellion; Zhang Yong, the marquis who pacified the revolt, memorialized his service, and he was again granted a hereditary vice-chiliarchship. In the twenty-ninth year Hongyuan's son Tingxian joined the Yellow Tibetans in rebellion early in Yongzheng, and the chieftaincy was abolished in favor of direct rule.
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Yinde was a tribesman of the Zhuoni people under Taozhou Guard. In the second year of Yongle he led the Die, Dala, and other tribes to submit. In the sixteenth year he received the post of native vice-commander. In the Zhengde reign his great-grandson Wangxiu was called to the capital for audience and given the name Yang Hong. The line came down to Yang Chaoliang, who submitted in the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, received a patent to manage native affairs, and held the rank of sub-chieftain. In the fourteenth year of Kangxi, during Wu Sangui's rebellion, he supplied the armies and was granted the Mongol title Baitalabuleha fan, with permission for two successions. In the twentieth year Chaoliang's son Wei inherited the post. In the forty-fifth year Wei's son Rusong inherited the post. Rusong's son Chongxiao continued to hold the vice-commandership by inheritance. In the fifty-first year, when the Black Tibetans rebelled, he distinguished himself in the punitive campaign. The eighteen Black Tibetan tribes of the front ranges and the nineteen of the rear ranges were all placed under his jurisdiction. His great-grandson Zongye inherited the post. During the Salar rebellion he was rewarded with a third-rank cap button and peacock feather for his services. In the forty-ninth year, during the Yancha Muslim revolt, he twice stormed Shifengbao and was rewarded with two bolts of fine silk. In the nineteenth year of Jiaqing, Zongye's younger brother Zongji inherited the post and also served as registrar of Chanding Temple. Zongji's son Yuan inherited the post in the twenty-fourth year of Daoguang. Under Tongzhi, on orders from Governor-General Zuo Zongtang he suppressed Salar rebels in Xun prefecture, recovered the old and new cities of Taozhou, and was promoted in turn to the first-rank cap button and the title Zhiyong Batulu. In the sixth year of Guangxu his son Zuolin inherited the post, received the first-rank cap button for military service, held the War Ministry patent, and also served as Protector of the Nation Chan Master. They grew steadily more powerful; weaker chieftains sold off parcels of land until the Yang had absorbed the domains of many rivals. Zuolin's great-grandson Jiqing inherited the post in the twenty-eighth year of Guangxu. The Yang family had long resided at Zhuoni Fort. Their domain was the largest in the region, reaching south to Jiewen and west to Songpan in Sichuan; they were the most powerful of the chieftains and claimed descent from the Song general Yang Ye. The Zhengde grant of the surname Yang had by then faded into obscurity.
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Zan Nanxiujie was a western Tibetan headman of the Digu tribe under Taozhou Guard. In the eleventh year of Hongwu he led his tribe to submit. In the twelfth year he supervised repairs to the frontier moat and walls of Taozhou. In the nineteenth year he followed Commander Ma Yu against Diezhou and, for his services, received a hereditary centurionship in the guard's central chiliarch's company. His son Bo'erjie inherited the post in the twentieth year of Hongwu. In the twenty-fifth year, with Commander Li Kai and others, he pacified the frontier peoples and undertook delivery of tea and horses. In the third year of Yongle he received the surname Zan. In the fifth year of Xuande, for escorting the envoy Hou Xian, he was promoted to full centurion of the guard. The line came down to Zan Chengfu, who submitted in the tenth year of Shunzhi. He held a patent from the Taozhou military-civilian command; Zan Tianxi inherited in the twentieth year of Guangxu. The Zan family lived among the Zibu tribe.
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Yongluzhalaxiao was a tribesman of the Zhuoxun people under Taozhou Guard; in the Yongle reign he received a native centurionship for his services. The line came down to Yong Zixin, who submitted under Shunzhi and inherited the post. Yong Long inherited the post in the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu. The Yong family resided at Zhuoxun Pass.
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西 西 西 西 西 西 西西使 使
Qi Gonggexingji was a descendant of the Yuan imperial house. He was first enfeoffed as Marquis of the Gold and Purple Ten Thousand Households and for generations guarded the western frontier. In the first year of Hongwu he submitted. In the fifth year he pacified the western Tibetans and was made vice-chiliarch. He fell pursuing western Tibetan rebels at Yilin Zhenhui; his son Suonan inherited the post. In the tenth year of Yongle he followed the Xining marquis Song Hu in pursuing the Tibetan chieftain Lao Dehan at Tolaichuan and was made full chiliarch. The line came down to Qi Tingjian, who inherited the post. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen the rebel He Jin raided Xining; Tingjian led his son Xingzhou against him and killed Jin. Rebel strength soon grew, however, and both were captured and sent to Xi'an. In the second year of Shunzhi Prince Regent Ajige reached Xi'an, routed the rebels, recovered Tingjian, rewarded him with robes, horse, silks, and silver, sent him back to pacify the Tibetans at Xining, and restored his hereditary commandership. In the tenth year he retired because of illness. Xingzhou had earlier won appointment as colonel of Dajing Camp for his fighting; he now inherited the commandership. During Wu Sangui's rebellion, Xingzhou's son Jingpu followed General Wang Jinbao in recovering Lanzhou, Lintao, and neighboring cities. In the first year of Tongzhi the Salars rebelled again; Qi Xugu distinguished himself in holding them back. In the eleventh year he was impeached by the native Tibetan Lamao Dan and dismissed from office. His mother, Lady Li, held the commander's seal in his stead. In the fifteenth year of Guangxu he was restored to office for patrol and defense. The Qi family had long resided at Jiyancai Gully.
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調 西 使 西使 西 西使
Chen Yi was from Shanyang in Jiangsu. His father Ziming had been Yuan right vice commissioner of Huai'an. In the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, when Chang Yuchun's Ming forces reached Huainan, he led his followers to submit. In the seventh year of Hongwu he followed Li Wenzhong north with distinction and was made campaign vice-commander. In the sixteenth year he was killed on campaign. Yi inherited his father's post and was transferred to the Right Guard of Yan Mountain. When the war for the throne began, he fought for the Prince of Yan and was promoted to assistant commander of Luzhou Guard in Shanxi. In the first year of Yongle he followed the Marquis of Xincheng Zhang Fu into Gansu and Liangzhou. He soon escorted the Yongle Emperor against Muyashili, pursued the enemy to Hongshan Pass, and was promoted to commander. He then followed Geng Bingwen in garrisoning Gansu and received the hereditary commandership of Xining Guard. Early in Chongzhen, Chen Shiyao followed Hong Chengchou at Songshan and fell in battle. In the second year of Shunzhi, Shaanxi Governor-General Meng Qiao Fang recovered Gansu, and Shiyao's brother Shiwen submitted. In the fifth year the Ganzhou Muslims Mi Layin and Ding Guodong rebelled; he fought them at Wushaoling under Colonel Lu Dian and retained the Xining commandership. In the first year of Tongzhi the Salars rebelled; Governor-General Shen Zhaolin marched against them and ordered Chen Xingen to hold Qisi Guan. In the fourth year of Guangxu his son Yingchun inherited the post. The Chen family had long resided at Chenjiatai.
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Li Wen was a western Tibetan. His father Shangge had been Yuan assistant commander-in-chief. Early in the Ming he submitted. The line came down to Li Hongyuan, who inherited the assistant commandership. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng's forces took Ganzhou, but Xining alone held out. The rebel general Xin Engui took the city by storm; Hongyuan, his wife Lady Qi, and one hundred twenty retainers perished in the fighting. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, Hongyuan's son Zhenpin submitted and was confirmed in his father's post. In the eighth year of Xianfeng Li Erchang inherited the post. In the first year of Tongzhi the Salars rebelled; he joined the main army in suppression and was awarded the blue feather. The Li family had long resided at Qita City.
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Nashami was a western Tibetan. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted and was made chief banner officer. In the second year of Shunzhi, Na Yuanbiao submitted and retained the vice-commandership. In the first year of Tongzhi, Governor-General Shen Zhaolin campaigned against the Salars; Na Chaozhen was ordered to hold Nanchuan Shizhangjia. In the fourth year of Guangxu, Chaozhen's son Yannian inherited the post. The Na family had long resided at Najiazhuang.
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Nanmuge, of the Wang clan, was a native of Xining Prefecture. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted. He rose through posts to vice-chiliarch of the Left Golden Crow Guard's central company and then to vice-commander. The line came down to Wang Shenglong, who submitted in the second year of Shunzhi and retained the vice-commandership. In the first year of Tongzhi the Salars rebelled; Nan Jinshan marched with the main force to Qulinzhuang under Bayan Rongge. In the second year every Muslim faction in Xining rose; he was ordered to hold the prefectural seat. In the eleventh year, after the rebellion ended, he gathered displaced natives and helped them return to their lands. In the nineteenth year of Guangxu his son Zushu inherited the post. The Wang family had long resided at Haizigou.
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Jibao was a western Tibetan. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted and was made centurion. In the twenty-third year he was transferred to adjutant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's front company. His son Duo'erzhi inherited the post. In the second year of Shunzhi, Ji Tianxi submitted. In the twelfth year he was restored to the vice-commandership. The Ji family had long resided at Qiedie Gully.
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Han Baoyuan was a Salar Muslim. In the third year of Hongwu he submitted and received the hereditary rank of Zhaoxin Colonel with command of a centurion. The line came down to Han Yuchang, who submitted under Kangxi and received from Pacification General Zhang of Jingning a colonel's commission. His son Bing pacified the frontier tribes with distinction; under Yongzheng he received the War Ministry patent, became native chiliarch, and governed the Han Salar of the upper four districts.
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Han Shaban, in Ming times, pacified the frontier tribes and received a hereditary Salar centurionship. Under Shunzhi he submitted and governed the Ma Salar of the lower four districts of the eastern township. Wang Guozhu, native centurion of Qizang, submitted in the second year of Shunzhi and was confirmed in his post over the frontier peoples. In Ming times these were small frontier-defense chieftaincies.
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Cao Tongwenbu was a native of Datong River. In the first year of Qianlong he was appointed hereditary native chiliarch of Datong River for his services. Each year he delivered twenty-four tribute horses, commuted to one hundred seventy-three taels of silver. Later, during the Muslim uprising, frontier peoples fled, and Governor-General Zuo Zongtang petitioned the ministry to allow temporary payment at half the usual rate. Administration was transferred to Datong County.
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西 調西 西 西 西輿使 調 調 調
Duo'erzhishijie was a Mongol. Under the Yuan he served as right vice commissioner of the Gansu Branch Secretariat. In the Ming dynasty he submitted to the throne. In the sixth year he was appointed hereditary vice-commander of Xining Guard. His son Duanzhu inherited the post. He was soon reassigned to garrison Xining Guard. He marched with the southern army on the northern campaign and was killed in action. His son Qizhen inherited the office and was the first to adopt Qi as the family surname. Qi Bingzhong is given a full biography in the Ming History. Bingzhong's nephew Guoping inherited the post of assistant commander. When roving rebels overran Xining, he fought them with all his might. In the second year of Shunzhi he submitted to the Qing. In the fifth year, when Ganzhou Muslims seized Gan, Liang, and Su prefectures, Guoping joined Governor-General Meng Qiao Fang's punitive expedition and recaptured Ganzhou. In the ninth year he was confirmed as hereditary assistant commander of Xining Guard. His son Bozhi inherited the post. When Wu Sangui rose in rebellion, Pingliang Regional Commander Wang Fuchen defected to his cause. Rebel forces seized Gongchang, Lintao, and Lanzhou. Bozhi led the native chieftains in following Xining Regional Commander Wang Jinbao on the eastern campaign, recovered Lanzhou, and eventually rose to the rank of carriage-escort commissioner. When the Emperor personally marched against Galdan, Zhongzhi accompanied the campaign, was promoted to acting regional commander of Wenzhou, and then returned home to manage the assistant commander's seal in his original capacity. In the first year of Yongzheng, the Qinghai chieftain Lobzang Danjin rebelled, and Grand General Nian Gengyao dispatched Qi Zaiquan to hold Daxia Pass. When the Salars seized Hezhou, Zaiquan's nephew Diaoyuan led native troops to hold Minbai City. When the Yancha Muslim Tian Wu rose in revolt, Diaoyuan held Lüban Gorge. In the first year of Tongzhi, when Salar Muslims rebelled, Diaoyuan's great-grandson Chenghao took part in the defense. He died of illness brought on by overwork, and Chenghao's wife, Lady Liu, took charge of the official seal. In the eleventh year of Guangxu his son Guiyu inherited the post. The Qi clan had lived for generations at Shengfan Gully.
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西 西 使西 使西 使 祿 西 西 西 西 調
Li Nange was a man of the western fan peoples. He claimed to be a descendant of Li Keyong. Under the Yuan he served as associate prefect of Xining Prefecture. At the beginning of the Hongwu reign he submitted and was granted the hereditary post of vice-commander. He gathered in scattered refugees and captured fan raiders at Heizhangza and elsewhere. In the fifth year of Yongle he died, and his son Ying inherited the post. He captured the fan chieftain Laodehan and was promoted to assistant vice-commander. In the twenty-second year, the eunuch Deng Cheng and others were dispatched to the Western Regions. Passing through Anding and Quxian, they were ambushed and killed, and the gold and currency they carried were seized. When Renzong first took the throne, he ordered Chijin, Handong, Anding, and Quxian to name the ringleaders and commanded Ying, together with Commander Kang Shou and others, to march west in punitive expedition. Ying reported that Anding Commander Hasan's grandson Sange and Quxian Commander Sanjisi were in fact the killers of the envoys, and led his troops westward. The bandits fled in panic. He pursued them beyond Kunlun Mountain, driving hundreds of li into enemy territory. At Yaling Kuo he encountered the Anding bandits and routed them, capturing or killing more than eleven hundred men and seizing one hundred forty thousand horses, cattle, and other livestock. The Quxian bandits fled at the news. King Sangerjiashijia of Anding and others, terrified, came to court to plead for mercy. Xuanzong commended Ying's achievements, sent envoys to honor and feast him, and ordered him to proceed to court by express relay. On his arrival he was promoted to left commander-in-chief of the Right Guard. In the second year of Xuande he was enfeoffed as Marquis of Huining with an emolument of eleven hundred shi, and Nange was posthumously granted the rank of viscount. Ying grew arrogant over his achievements, and much of his conduct was unlawful. Ningxia Regional Commander Shi Zhao reported that Ying harbored disloyal ambitions. Ying submitted a memorial in his own defense and received an imperial edict of reassurance. Ying established his household at Xining, took in more than seven hundred fugitive families, set up estates to open farmland, and forcibly seized others' property. He was impeached again by the War Ministry and the censors, and the fugitives he had harbored were registered as subjects of the state. The line passed to Li Tianyu. Remnants of Li Zicheng's rebel army overran Huangzhong; Tianyu was captured and sent to Xi'an, and more than three hundred members of his household perished. In the second year of Shunzhi, Prince Yin Ajige reached Guanzhong and the roving rebels dispersed. Tianyu presented himself to the prince, who granted him robes, saddle horses, silver, and colored silks and ordered him back to Xining to pacify the frontier peoples. In the fifth year the Ganzhou Muslim Milayin rose in rebellion. In the tenth year he was granted the hereditary post of assistant commander of Xining Guard. When Wu Sangui's forces seized Lanzhou, Regional Commander Wang Jinbao summoned his son Shu to join the campaign. Shu and his younger brother Qia mustered more than five hundred boatmen and built over fifty rafts each. They ferried government troops across at Xincheng River mouth by night, then led more than a thousand native cavalry in pursuit, recaptured Lanzhou and the cities of Lin and Gong, and Shu was promoted to guerrilla colonel. The line passed to Li Changnian, who inherited the post in the fourth year of Guangxu. The Li clan had lived for generations at Shangchuankou.
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Zhao Duo'er was a native of Minzhou. Under the Yuan he served as commander of ten thousand households of Zhaocang. In the third year of Hongwu he submitted to the throne. The line passed to Zhao Yu, who submitted to the Qing in the second year of Shunzhi. In the eighteenth year he was confirmed in the hereditary post of assistant commander. At the beginning of Tongzhi, when Salar Muslims grew restless, Governor Shen Zhaolin marched to suppress them and ordered Zhao Yongling to lead native troops with the government army in hunting down rebel bands at Bayan Rongge and other sites in the mountains. In the seventh year of Guangxu Yongling inherited the post. The Zhao clan had lived for generations at Zhaojiawan.
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Shila was a Mongol. Under the Yuan he served as secretary of the Gansu Province bureau. At the beginning of the Hongwu reign he submitted and was appointed petty bannerman. His son Aji inherited the petty bannerman's post and was the first to adopt A as the family surname. He accompanied Emperor Chengzu on the northern expedition against Aruqtai, distinguished himself at the Battle of Kuelie'er River, and was promoted to chief bannerman. The line passed to Azhen, who submitted to the Qing in the second year of Shunzhi and retained his hereditary office. In the fourth year of Tongzhi rebel Muslims seized Laoyabao. A Wenxuan led native troops to hold the pass against them but was overwhelmed and killed, and his men were wiped out. In the ninth year of Guangxu Wenxuan's son Baoheng inherited the post. In the twentieth year Baoheng's son Chengdong inherited the post. The A clan had lived for generations at Laoya Baiyaizi.
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Tiemulu was a local man of Xining Guard. Under the Yuan he served as centurion. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted and was confirmed in his former post. His son Dadu followed Regional Commander Song Sheng in suppressing rebellious western fan bandits, won a victory, and was promoted to chiliarch. In the seventh year of Yongle he died. His son Gansu inherited the post and was the first to adopt Gan as the family surname. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen roving rebels harassed Xining. Gan Jizu's household was looted and the patent documents confirming hereditary succession were lost. In the second year of Shunzhi he submitted to the Qing. When Wu Sangui's rebels spread into Longyou, Jizu's son Tingjian led three hundred native troops to hold the Yellow River crossing, then joined Wang Jinbao's punitive campaign, and Longyou was restored to order. For his recorded merit he was restored to his original hereditary post of vice-commander. Gan Zhongying inherited the post in the fourth year of Guangxu. The Gan clan had lived for generations at Meidu River.
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Qietiemu was a local man of Xining Prefecture. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted and was appointed petty bannerman. His son Jingangbao accompanied Chengzu on the northern expedition. Failing to overtake Muyashili, the army turned against Aruqtai and fought in succession at Xuanming River, Jinglü Zhen, and Guanghan Rong, distinguishing himself in each engagement. He again followed Commander Li Ying against the fan chieftain Laodehan at Shajin City and routed him completely. In the twentieth year he again accompanied Chengzu on the northern expedition, defeated the enemy at Kuelie'er River, and was promoted to chiliarch. His son Zhu Rong inherited the post and was the first to adopt Zhu as the family surname. He followed Assistant Commander Li Ying in pursuit of the Anding bandits, fought deep in enemy territory, and was killed in battle. After several generations the line passed to Zhu Bingquan. At the end of the Ming, during the roving-bandit uprising of He Jin, the official patents and succession documents were lost. In the second year of Shunzhi Bingquan and his son Tingzhang submitted to the Qing. In the fortieth year of Kangxi he was again granted the hereditary post of vice-commander. After several generations the line passed to Zhu Xie. In the fourth year of Tongzhi, when Muslims throughout Huangzhong rose in rebellion, Xie was killed in the fighting. In the eleventh year of Guangxu Xie's son Tingzuo inherited the post. The Zhu clan had lived for generations at Zhujiabao.
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Xue Du'erding was a turbaned Muslim from the Western Regions. Under the Yuan he served as vice commissioner of Gansu Province. In the fourth year of Hongwu he submitted and was appointed petty bannerman. His son Yelizhi succeeded to the post. In the first year of Hongxi he distinguished himself in the campaign against the Anding bandits and was promoted to garrison pacifier of the company. His son Yeshanshe inherited the post. Shanshe's grandson Xiang adopted the surname Ye. In the second year of Shunzhi, Ye Ding submitted, and the hereditary grant was confirmed. The Ye clan had lived for generations at Milagou.
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Li Hu'ao was the younger brother of the hereditary assistant commander of Xining Guard, Li Hualong, and the second son of Li Guangxian, commander of the Jinyi Guard. In the second year of Shunzhi he submitted and was appointed centurion. Li Changgeng inherited the post. The Li clan had lived for generations at Jiujia Lane.
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Duoliqi was a native of Xining prefecture. Under the Ming he was enrolled as petty bannerman. His son Qishigou succeeded to the post. His grandson Xinzhuangnu was the first to adopt Xin as the family surname. Under the Qing, Xin Weiding submitted and was confirmed as probationary centurion. In the fourth year of Tongzhi, when Muslims rebelled in Huangzhong, every fort and stronghold was destroyed. Xin Decheng fled with his son Yuhou into Tibetan country to escape the rebels. He later returned home. Yuhou inherited the post. The Xin clan had lived for generations at Wangjiabao.
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Halafan was a native of Xining prefecture. Under the Ming he was enrolled as petty bannerman. His son Xuetielijia succeeded to the post and, for his services, was appointed centurion. His son Laku inherited the post, won promotion to vice-chiliarch for his services, and adopted La as the family surname. Under the Qing, La Guangyao submitted and received a vice-commander's patent of appointment. The La clan had lived for generations at Lajiazhuang.
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Gongbushijia was a descendant of Yuan stock. His father Toghan was enfeoffed as Prince of Wuding and also held the post of grand chancellor. In the fourth year of Hongwu he brought his sons and tribes to allegiance. The founding emperor made Gongbushijia a company leader and settled his people at Zhuanglang; for his services he was promoted to centurion. At the beginning of the Yongle reign he was killed in the campaign against Aruqtai. The line passed to his son Shijia, who repeatedly served as assistant commander of Zhuanglang Guard and received the surname Lu. His son Jian, Jian's son Lin, and Lin's son Jing were three generations of distinguished generals, each given a biography in the History of the Ming. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, Jing's great-grandson Yinchang was made deputy regional commander of Xining. When Li Zicheng's rebels invaded Hexi, Yinchang spent his family fortune to reward his men, marched to Xidatong, met the rebel He Jin, and fought fiercely until his troops were nearly annihilated and he was killed in battle. In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, Yinchang's son Hong submitted, inherited the commandership, and received an imperial patent with seal. When Hong died his legitimate son Dichen was still a child, and his kinsman Lu Dagao managed native affairs on his behalf. During Wu Sangui's rebellion, Hong's wife, Lady Wang, donated four hundred shi of army grain. In the forty-sixth year of Qianlong, when Salar Muslims counterattacked and besieged Lanzhou, Hong's great-grandson Fan led three hundred native Tibetan troops to the rescue and fought at Luangudui Ping. The enemy fought with great ferocity and no reinforcements arrived. Fan was badly wounded but bound his wounds and kept fighting until he broke out and returned to camp. When his exploit was reported, he was given an honorary promotion of one rank and awarded the peacock feather. When the Yancha Muslims rose again, Fan led native Tibetan troops in the defense of Lanzhou. When the rebel Jahangir Khoja raided the frontier and the expeditionary general Changling marched against him, Fan's son Jixun was ordered to procure camels and transport army provisions. In the ninth year, when imperial forces marched against Andijan, he again contracted to supply camels. Jixun married a daughter of the Alashan prince consort, and the connection bred a taste for luxury until the family's peak gave way to decline. His legitimate grandson Rugao inherited the post. At the beginning of the Xianfeng reign, Rugao contributed to the army fund. In the seventh year, when a mint was built in the provincial capital, he donated tens of thousands of logs from his mountain domain and was rewarded with a second-rank cap button and peacock feather. At the beginning of Tongzhi, during the Muslim revolt, he was awarded the honorary rank of deputy general for his services. In the thirteenth year, when Xining was cleared of rebels, he received the honorary rank of regional commander and the title Yuyong Batulu. When Rugao died his son Tao was still a child, and his mother, Lady Heshete, managed the native chieftaincy. In the fourth month of the twenty-first year, Tao inherited the post. From Tao's generation upward, the Lu clan held the hereditary seal as native chieftain commanders, stationed at Zhuanglang and charged with the defense of Liancheng.
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Bazhihan was the eldest son of the Yuan Prince of Wuding, who also served as grand chancellor. In the fourth year of Hongwu he followed his father in submission, was made vice-commander, and later received the surname Lu. After several generations the line passed to Lu Dian, who submitted in the second year of Shunzhi. Governor-General Meng Qiao Fang of Shaanxi commended his services and appointed him acting brigade commander of Zhenhai Camp to join the main army in the punitive campaign. After several generations the line passed to Lu Xuzhou. In the third year of Tongzhi, when Muslims rebelled, Xuzhou led his men against the rebels and was killed in battle. His son Xi inherited the post. In the eleventh year of Guangxu his son Fuxi inherited the post. From Fuxi's generation upward, the family held the hereditary seal as native chieftain vice-commanders.
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Lu Yong was a Yuan descendant and belonged to the same clan as Lu Jian. Under the Ming he served as a military dependent on campaign and was made chief banner officer. In the second year of Shunzhi, Lu Dagao submitted with Lu Xisheng and others and was confirmed in his former post. In the nineteenth year of Guangxu, Lu Zhantai inherited the post. From Zhantai's generation upward the family had lived at Gucheng and held the hereditary native commandership.
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Lu Zhiding belonged to the same clan as Lu Dian. Under the Ming the family held the hereditary native deputy commandership. In the second year of Shunzhi he submitted with Dian. In the eighteenth year of Guangxu, Lu Weili inherited the post. From Weili's generation upward the family had lived at Dayingwan and held the hereditary native deputy commandership.
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Lu Fu was the second son of Lu Jian. He followed Jian on campaign and won repeated distinction in battle. In the second year of Shunzhi, Lu Peizuo submitted with Lu Dian. In the seventeenth year of Guangxu, Lu Yingxuan inherited the post. The family had lived for generations at the Xidatong Pass and held the hereditary native assistant commandership.
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Lu Guoying was a descendant of Yuan stock. Under the Ming he held the rank of full chiliarch. In the second year of Shunzhi, Lu Dacheng submitted, joined Lu Dian in suppressing Muslim rebels in Gansu and Liangzhou, and was killed fighting to the end. His son Jingcheng inherited the hereditary full chiliarchship. In the fifth year of Guangxu, Lu Fushan inherited the post. The family had lived for generations at Gucheng.
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Lu Sanqi was a descendant of Yuan stock. Under the Ming the family held the hereditary vice-chiliarchship. In the second year of Shunzhi, Sanqi submitted with his clansman Lu Dian. In the sixteenth year of Guangxu. Lu Zheng inherited the post. The family had lived for generations at Majunbao.
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Yang Maocai, native chieftain of Xiping, held the rank of full centurion under the Ming. In the second year of Shunzhi he submitted with Lu Dian. After several generations the line passed to Yang Derong. During Tongzhi, when rebel Muslims rose, Derong fled to safety and was never heard from again.
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He Lun, native chieftain of Xiliuqu, served as petty bannerman under the Ming. In the second year of Shunzhi, He Jingong submitted with Lu Dian. After several generations the line passed to He Wanquan. In the fourth year of Tongzhi he was gravely wounded defending against rebel Muslims and died of his injuries. His son Chenfu inherited the post.
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Yang Guodong held the rank of assistant commander under the Ming. Under the Qing the family submitted. In the ninth year he was restored to the hereditary assistant commandership. Later records do not survive.
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Lu Chabo held the rank of full centurion under the Ming. Early in the Qing the family submitted. His son Lu Xiang inherited the full centurionship. Later records do not survive.
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Hai Shichen held the post of vice-commander under the Ming. Shichen's son Long inherited his father's post. Under the Qing, Hai Hongzhou came over to allegiance. In the ninth year he was confirmed in the hereditary vice-commandership. Later records do not survive.
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