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卷一百三十二 列傳第十九: 杭忽思 步魯合答 玉哇失 麥里 探馬赤 拔都兒 昂吉兒 哈剌䚟 沙全 帖木兒不花

Volume 132 Biographies 19: Hanghusi, Buluheda, Yuwashi, Maili, Tanmachi, Badou'er, Angji'er, Haladai, Sha Quan, Tiemu'erbuhua

Chapter 132 of 元史 · History of Yuan
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Hanghusi
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宿 歿
Hanghusi, of the Asu clan, was lord of the Asu state. When Emperor Taizong's army reached his lands, Hanghusi led his people in surrender. He was given the name Badou'er, awarded a gold tally, and appointed to govern his own subjects. Soon afterward he was ordered to select one thousand Asu soldiers, and he and his eldest son Atach accompanied the emperor on campaign. After they returned, Atach was assigned to the palace guard on standing duty. Hanghusi was returning home when he encountered enemies on the road and was killed in battle. An edict then ordered his wife Waimasi to lead troops and hold the state. Waimasi herself put on armor, put down the rebellions, and was later replaced by her second son Anfapu.
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西 宿 禿 沿
Atach followed Emperor Xianzong in the campaign against Sichuan and encamped at Diaoyu Mountain. He distinguished himself in battle against Song forces, and the emperor personally gave him wine and rewarded him with silver. When Ariq Böke rebelled, Atach followed Yeke to suppress him. At Ningxia he fought Aran and Köden, leading the charge. An arrow struck him in the belly, yet he did not waver. Emperor Shizu praised him for this, rewarded him with silver, and summoned him into the palace guard. In the second year of Zhongtong, he accompanied the emperor on campaign against Ariq Böke, pursuing him to Shimu Litou, and was again rewarded with silver for his achievements. In the third year he joined the campaign against Li Tan and helped put down the rebellion. In the fifth year of Zhiyuan, by imperial order he and Budat led troops south, capturing Jingang Platform. In the sixth year he took part in the assault on Anqing Prefecture and distinguished himself in battle. In the seventh year he helped capture Wuhekou. In the eleventh year he helped capture the Yangtze river counties and was left to garrison Chaoxian. The people could not endure the hardship. The Song defector Hong Fu devised a plot and killed him while he was drunk. Emperor Shizu mourned his death and granted his family five hundred taels of silver and three thousand five hundred strings of paper money, along with one thousand five hundred thirty-nine surrendered households from Chaoxian. He also ordered Atach's son Bo'erd to inherit the thousand-household command and wear a gold tally.
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禿 使
When Sileji rebelled, Bo'erd was ordered to lead one thousand Asu troops against him. He fought Jirwat's army at Yali, then battled Yimuhu's forces at Tula and Wolu Huan. In the spring of the fifteenth year he reached Boya and fought the Chilin army. In the fifth month he encamped at Halaya and fought the armies of Walatai, Kuanchiges, and others. Their general Tasibuha built wooden palisades and piled stone walls to hold off the main force. Bo'erd urged his bravest men to scale the defenses first and took the position. He himself was struck in the right thigh by an arrow. Beglimishi reported his feat, and he was rewarded with silver. In the twentieth year he was granted a tiger tally and the title General Dingyuan, appointed Commander of the Rear Guard Imperial Guard, placed in command of the Asu army, and made Chief Administrator of the Asu Batu.
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禿
In the twenty-second year, campaigning against Beshbalik, he encamped at Yili Hun Chahan'er and distinguished himself in battle against the Tuha and Buzao Ma forces. In the twenty-sixth year, during the campaign against Hanghai, the enemy was formidable and the army ran short of provisions. His mother Niaojin contributed her own funds and livestock to feed the troops. Emperor Shizu praised her for this and granted her lavish rewards. In the fourth year of Dade, Bo'erd died.
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宿使 使 使調
The eldest son Woluosi rose through the palace guard to become Commander of the Longzhen Guard; The second son Fuding inherited the office as General Huaiyuan, and soon became Chief Administrator of the Right Asu Guard while also overseeing the Rear Guard army. In the fourth year of Zhida, his elder brother Doudan became Commander of the Right Asu Guard; Fuding returned to the Rear Guard, was promoted to Associate Chief of the Privy Council, and was ordered to lead one thousand troops to garrison Qianmin. Soon he was made General Dingyuan, Privy Council Associate, Commander of the Rear Guard Imperial Guard, and supervising Chief Administrator of the Right Guard Asu. In the second year he was promoted to Grand Master for Excellent Advice and Vice Minister of the Privy Council. During the late Zhiyuan period he was promoted to Minister of the Privy Council.
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Buluheda
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In the second year of Zhiyuan, Cheli was aged and infirm and could no longer serve. Prince Aziji ordered Buluheda to take command of his army in his place. In the eighth year of Zhiyuan, by regulation he was appointed commander of a thousand-household unit and granted a gold tally. When the Song general Zan Wanshou attacked Chengdu, Minister Yan Zhongfan sent Buluheda with seven hundred men to meet him at Shakan. A stray arrow struck him in the right cheek; he pulled it out and fought all the harder, routing the enemy army. In the eleventh year, Mobile Court Wang Tiange besieged Jiading. Buluheda immediately led his men to assault Jiuding Mountain, took it, and Jiading surrendered. Advancing against Chongqing, Song forces broke out and fled through Tongluo Gorge. Mobile Court Hudun sent Buluheda in pursuit, and at Guangyang Bu they cut down two hundred heads. When Luzhou rebelled, the army turned back to suppress it. Buluheda attacked Baozi Stockade with his own troops. After more than a year without success, he built siege ladders, climbed first himself, and pressed the assault until the stockade fell and nearly all the defenders were killed. In the sixteenth year Chongqing was taken, and for his achievements he was promoted to General Wulue and Campaign Marshal.
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In the twenty-first year he was ordered to command one thousand Mongol Tumet troops in the campaign against the Jinci tribes and pacified them. When Grand Marshal Menggudai campaigned against Luobidian, Buluheda led the vanguard scouts ahead. The river rose in flood, and he swam across with his men, encamping three hundred paces from the city. After seven days the armies gathered beneath the walls and pressed the assault. Buluheda was first to scale the wall, took the city, and then put its people to the sword. He also joined the campaign against the Eight Hundred Wives kingdom, reaching Cheli, the seat of its chieftain. Prince Kuoku ordered Buluheda to lead three hundred mounted scouts to summon them to surrender. They refused, and when he advanced to attack, Regional Pacifier Hou Zheng was killed. Buluheda broke through the wooden north gate, entered their stockade, and pacified the whole region. He was granted a gold tiger tally and appointed General Huaiyuan and Chief Administrator of the Yunnan Myriad-Household Command, and later died. His son Mangubuhua inherited the thousand-household command.
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Anzhun had three sons: the eldest Cheli, the second Heizi, and the third Timur. Heizi was separately granted a gold tally and served as Ordu Marshal and Chief Administrator of the Wenzhou Tibetans, and later died. His son Nahua was still young, so Timur served in his stead. When Nahua came of age, the office was formally transferred to him. Timur was then reassigned as Route Batu Myriad-Household Commander, later transferred to garrison Chongqing, and died there.
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Yuwashi
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宿 使 沿
Yuwashi was an Asu. His father Yelie Badou'er came to submit with their state's ruler, and Emperor Taizong appointed him to the palace guard. In the wuwu year he followed Emperor Xianzong in the campaign against Shu as a mobile scout, advancing ahead to Chongqing and winning repeated distinction in battle. Once while hunting he met a tiger in a narrow pass. He dismounted to fight it hand to hand. The tiger opened its jaws to bite him, but he thrust his hand into its mouth, pulled out its tongue, drew the knife at his belt, and stabbed it to death. The emperor admired his courage, rewarded him with fifty taels of gold, established a separate Asu army, and put him in command of it. He followed Emperor Shizu against Ariq Böke and Prince Habishi against Li Tan, distinguishing himself in both campaigns. He was granted a gold tally and appointed commander of his thousand-household unit. He helped capture Xiangyang and the Yangtze river cities. The Song pacification commissioner Hong had surrendered and then rebelled again; he lured Yelie into the city for a banquet and killed him while he was drunk. His eldest son Yesudai'er took command of the army and joined the assault on Yangzhou, but was killed by a stray arrow.
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使
Yuwashi inherited his father's post as commander of the Asu thousand-household unit. He followed Chancellor Bayan in the pacification of Song and was granted two thousand fifty-two households in Chaoxian. When Zhi'erwadai rebelled, Yuwashi led his troops against him. At Huailuhadu he captured the general Shilicha'er, executed him before the army, and pacified all his followers. When Prince Helin and Shila rebelled, he followed Prince Bei'an to suppress them. At the Orqan River there were no boats, so he spurred his horse into the current and crossed, taking many prisoners. At that time Prince Bei'an was losing the battle and trapped in the enemy lines. Yuwashi followed Prince Yimuhu in pursuit to Jinshan, and the prince was thus able to escape. He was rewarded with fifty taels of silver and two thousand five hundred strings of paper money, granted a gold tiger tally, and promoted to General Dingyuan and Commander of the Front Guard Imperial Guard.
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When Prince Nayan rebelled, Emperor Shizu personally took the field, and Yuwashi served as vanguard. Nayan sent Hadan with ten thousand men to resist him, and Yuwashi defeated them. Pursuing to Buligu Dubtaha, he faced Nayan's army, said to number one hundred thousand. Yuwashi fought deep in the enemy lines, defeated them again, pursued to Shiliemenlin, and captured Nayan. The emperor praised his achievement and rewarded him lavishly with a gold belt, ceremonial robes, and money. Nayan's remaining followers Tabudai and Jinjianu gathered troops at Mienie Gai, and Yuwashi joined the main army in suppressing them. Soon afterward Hadan rebelled again at Qulian River. Yuwashi pursued his army, but Hadan crossed the river and fled. He also fought Qaidu's generals Baling, Teligedai, and Bilicha at Yibiershibi'er and won repeated victories.
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禿
While Chengzong was still heir apparent, the emperor, because Qaidu had raided the borders year after year, ordered him to garrison Jinshan, and Yuwashi led his troops on campaign. He followed Prince Kuochu and Chancellor Duo'erduohuai in attacking Qaidu's army, broke through the enemy lines, and routed them. He again followed Prince Yimuhu and Chancellor Duo'erduohuai in attacking Qaidu's general Baling and defeated him. Qaidu again sent Tukuma with thirty thousand elite troops straight toward the Salasi River, intending to seize a strong position and ambush our army. Yuwashi led three hundred skilled archers to hold the pass and rained arrows on the enemy, and the whole army returned safely. The emperor praised him and granted fifteen thousand strings of paper money and thirty bolts of gold brocade. When Qaidu and Duowa came with troops to raid, Yuwashi drove them off.
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禿 使
While Wuzong held the northern frontier, Qaidu invaded again as far as Wuer Tu. Yuwashi defeated him and presented the camels, horses, and weapons taken as booty. At that time the darughachi Boluotiemur's troops were trapped in a small valley by Qaidu, and the emperor ordered Yuwashi to rescue them. The emperor was delighted and said to the generals: "For a deed like today's, who but Yuwashi could have done it? Even if I wrapped his body in gold, it would still not be enough to satisfy my wish." Wuzong returned south and ordered Yuwashi to follow in the rear. The enemy feared him and dared not approach, so he was left to garrison the frontier. He was granted two gold ceremonial vessels, one jade belt set, and one bolt of pure gold brocade, along with seventy shi of sorghum to brew wine and reward his troops. Later Qaidu's son Chaba'er and others sent envoys to court to sue for peace. The court agreed, border defenses were withdrawn, and Yuwashi then returned. The emperor recorded his achievements, granted fifty thousand strings of paper money, promoted him to General Zhenguo Shang, and retained his former post.
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In the fifth month of the tenth year of Dade, he took a nap in the guard quarters during the day and died without any prior illness. His son Yiqilidai inherited the post. Yiqilidai died, and his son Baizhu inherited the post.
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西
Maili was of the Che'utai clan. His grandfather Xueli Jian Nayan followed Taizu in battle against Wang Han and drank together from the Banzhen River. For his service he was granted a thousand-household command and led the Cheli Tai tribe in campaigns against various states. He died in Hexi. His father Maiji inherited the post, followed Emperor Taizong in pacifying the Central Plains, and died of illness. Maili inherited the post and followed Emperor Dingzong in pacifying the Qincha, Asu, and Wolusi states. He followed Emperor Xianzong in the campaign against Song and distinguished himself.
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Tanmachi
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禿
Tanmachi was a Tuli Budai. He followed Prince Mechi in the campaign against Shu, and later served under the great commanders Tahai Gunbu, Huoluchi, and Niulin. In the wuwu year Niulin attacked Fuzhou. On the return to the Mahu River, Song troops chained their warships across the river and blocked the crossing. Tanmachi led two thousand elite troops against them, seized their boats, and crossed. He also built pontoon bridges at Hengjiang, Jiading, and Xuanhua to reach Chengdu. Niulin judged him capable and ordered him to command one thousand troops under the myriad-household commander Xilida in subjugating Diaomen, Li, Ya, and the Tibetan territories. When Xilida died, Mobile Court Tiechi appointed Tanmachi as myriad-household commander and put him in charge of the army. In the fourth year of Zhongtong he was appointed commander of the Mongol Han Army myriad-household unit.
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In the ninth year of Zhiyuan he followed Provincial Administration Yesudai'er against Jiandu. With only fifteen hundred elite troops he fought the Jiandu army at Meizi Ridge and routed them. That night he rode hard to join Suge, struck straight at their camp, beheaded several dozen men, took more than a hundred prisoners, and returned with their baggage train. Reinforced with three thousand more troops, he and Left Chancellor Qulijisi pressed the attack. Jiandu's position collapsed, and they sued for surrender. He also followed Mobile Court Wang Tiange, Hudun, and others in attacking Jiading, Chongqing, Luzhou, and Xuzhou. For his achievements he was also made Chief Administrator of Chongqing Prefecture. He died in the nineteenth year. His son Baiyan inherited the Mongol Army myriad-household command and was stationed at Ganzhou.
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Badou'er
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歿
Badou'er was of the Asu clan and his family had long lived at Yixing in Shangdu. While Emperor Xianzong was still heir apparent, Badou'er came to submit with his elder brother Wuzuo'er Buhan and Mata'ersha, leading their followers. Mata'ersha followed Emperor Xianzong in the campaign against Maigesi City as vanguard general. Hit by two arrows, he fought on fiercely and took the city. He also joined the campaign against Shu, reached Diaoyu Mountain, and died in the field.
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Badou'er joined the campaign against Li Tan and besieged Jinan, fighting in more than twenty battles himself. Emperor Shizu praised his ability, rewarded him with nine bolts of Nasij brocade, and put him in command of one thousand Asu troops, keeping him constantly at his side. Soon he was appointed a keshik centurion in Atach's contingent. Later he followed Tabutai south and fought the enemy at Jingang Platform, again receiving reward for his achievements. When the army returned, he said to the emperor: "Your servant wishes to follow the army and give his life for the state." Emperor Shizu kept him and again appointed him bekson while also commanding the Asu army. Whenever the imperial horse was ridden, he was always ordered to hold the bridle.
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Angji'er
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西
Angji'er was a native of Zhangye of the Yepu clan, from a family that for generations had served as generals of Western Xia. In the xinsi year his father Ganbu led his followers in submitting to Taizu. His troops were enrolled in the Mongol military register, and Ganbu was still appointed to command the thousand-household unit. He followed Muqali on campaign and died of illness.
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使 西
Angji'er took command of his father's army and distinguished himself in campaigns against various states. In the sixth year of Zhiyuan he was appointed commander of his thousand-household unit and granted a gold tally. Soon he was subjugating territory south of the Huai River and met no resistance wherever he advanced. At that time the imperial army had just moved south. Northern horses in the summer heat often broke out in scabies and sores. Angji'er took his unit's horses into the Taihang Mountains to treat them, and the sick animals recovered completely. From then on, sick horses in the army were generally sent to him, and each year he treated tens of thousands of horses. Song was transporting grain to Jingang Platform, intending to push deeper inland. Angji'er led troops in rapid march and cut their supply line, then submitted a memorial: "Henan's border prefectures face Song territory, and Song troops are a constant border threat. Southeast of Tangzhou lie great mountains. Xinyang is south of Caizhou, and directly south are the passes of Jiuli, Wuyang, Pingjing, Wushui, and others. Song troops must pass through these passes to advance. Xinyang is the choke point, and there is no more urgent place to defend. When Jin fell in years past, the court took Shou, Si, Xiang, and Ying but left no troops to hold them, and Song eventually seized them. I ask that Xinyang be fortified to block Song." He received approval and was ordered to lead thirteen hundred Hexi troops to build the fort, which was completed.
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西 西 西 使 西使
In the ninth year he was made General Mingwei and Xinyang Army myriad-household commander with a tiger tally, and Hexi troops formerly under Muqali and Azhu were placed under his command. He was further promoted to General Huaiyuan. When Chancellor Bayan crossed the Yangtze, Azhu was left to pacify eastern Huainan, while the western route was assigned to Angji'er, who encamped at Hezhou. Song Huai West Military Commissioner Xia Gui sent Commander Hou with forty thousand troops to attack. Angji'er executed all those plotting to collaborate from within, secretly sent troops out through Qianqiu Ravine to cut off their retreat, then sallied from the city and routed them, capturing men and horses by the thousands. When Zhenchao Army surrendered, Asu troops were left to garrison it. The people could not endure their oppression. Commander Hong Fu killed all the garrison troops and rebelled. Angji'er attacked and took the city, capturing Fu along with Commander Dong and Vice General Tan. He then attacked Luzhou. Xia Gui sent a messenger saying: "Sir, there is no need to attack us. When my lord submits, I shall submit at once." When Song fell, Gui brought his entire command in submission. Angji'er entered Luzhou. The people were left undisturbed and nothing was harmed. He was promoted to General Zhenguo Shang and Huai West Pacification Commissioner.
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Song Chancellor Wen Tianxiang again raised troops by sea. Shuzhou native Zhang Dexing answered the call, raided and captured Xingguo, De'an, and other prefectures, and then held Sikong Mountain. An edict ordered Angji'er to attack him. One battle settled the matter: Zhang Dexing was killed, and his three sons were captured and presented.
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使
When the lower Yangtze was first pacified, the official system was still being formed. The powerful minister Ahmad sold offices for bribes, and officialdom in Jiangnan became grossly bloated. Below the prefectural level, as many as three or four men might wear gold tallies, and many were abruptly promoted to Pacification Commissioner on provincial recommendation. The people could not endure the burden. Angji'er came to court and reported all of this to the emperor in detail, also naming several men who had been abruptly promoted without proper seniority. The emperor said in alarm: "So it is!" He then said to Yao Shu and the others: "This is something you knew but did not tell me. Only Angji'er was willing to speak of it." He immediately ordered Angji'er, together with Grand Councillor Habo, Left Chancellor Cui Bin, Hanlin Academician Heluohusun, and Seal and Tally Attendant Dong Wenzong, to cut the bloated ranks, and the selection offices were cleared. An edict was also issued to inform the military and people of the Jiang-Huai region.
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調 使 西使西使
At that time, after the warfare in the two Huai regions, thorns and brambles covered the fields. Angji'er requested military colonies to supply army provisions, and the emperor agreed. Soon Atahai said: "Military colonies require vast numbers of men, oxen, and farm implements. We now have business with Japan. If we mobilize militia again, the populace will not be able to bear the strain." The proposal was then shelved. Before long, Pacification Commissioner Yan Gongnan raised the matter again. The emperor then sent several thousand men to test it at Shaopi and Hongze. It proved exactly as Angji'er had said, and twenty thousand troops were stationed there, yielding several hundred thousand hu of rice each year. He was made General Fuguo Shang, Henan Branch Secretariat Associate Administrator, and Huai West Pacification Commissioner Grand Marshal. He was promoted to General Piaoji Guard Shang and Branch Secretariat Left Chancellor, and further to General Longhu Guard Shang and Branch Ministry of Revenue Right Chancellor, holding both Huai West commissioner and command roles concurrently.
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調
Japan refused to attend court, and the emperor ordered Atahai and others to lead one hundred thousand troops against it. Angji'er submitted a memorial whose gist was: "Your servant has heard that in warfare morale is paramount, and victory goes to those whose rulers and subjects share the same will. Recently we have had repeated campaigns against foreign peoples. The armies have suffered repeated defeats, and morale is gone. The realm is unsettled, and whenever mobilization is ordered, rulers and subjects alike are filled with resentment. This is not what is meant by sharing the same will. I ask that the armies be halted and the people given rest." The request was not accepted. Soon afterward the campaign indeed achieved nothing.
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使
Angji'er repeatedly spoke bluntly. Even when the emperor was greatly angered, he did not soften his words in the least. Censorial officials, fearing Angji'er was hard to control, recommended Yiyimishi, who did not fear the powerful, as Intendant of the circuit to investigate him. Yiyimishi constantly collected petty matters against Angji'er and reported them. When the case was argued at court, the emperor saw there was nothing else to it and repeatedly transferred his office. In the end Angji'er was punished for a minor fault. He died in the first year of Yuanzhen.
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禿 使
He had five sons. The prominent ones were Ang'a'tu, Chief Administrator of the Luzhou Mongol Han Army Myriad-Household Command; and Anpu, Surveillance Commissioner of the Haibei Hainan Circuit. His grandson Jiaohuade inherited the thousand-household command.
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Haladai was of the Halu clan. At first he joined the army in the attack on Xiangyang and Fancheng. The Mongol Four Myriad-Household Command recruited him as Naval Pacifier. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan he followed Chancellor Bayan across the Yangtze, was made commander of a hundred-household unit, and was rewarded with armor and a silver-sheathed knife. In the autumn of the twelfth year he followed Chancellor Azhu in fighting Song troops at Jiaoshan, defeated them, and captured two seagoing vessels. Azhu and Wang Shiqiang, as Pacification Commissioners, built one hundred white-hawk seagoing vessels. From the Forty-One Myriad-Household Wing they selected three thousand five hundred Han troops and one thousand five hundred newly submitted troops and put Haladai and Wang Shiqiang in joint command. They attacked Song Jiangyin, Xupu, Jinshan, Shanghai, Chongming, and Jinpu and captured them all. More than three hundred seagoing vessels were taken, and they then garrisoned the Kanpu estuary.
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沿使 退使 使
In the spring of the thirteenth year the Branch Secretariat appointed him Deputy Coastal Pacification Commissioner. Song general Zhang Shijie's fleet reached the sea boundary east of Qushan Gate in Qingyuan. Haladai pursued them and captured four vessels. He reported his achievement, and the Branch Secretariat added seven hundred troops to his former command to garrison Dinghai Harbor. In the seventh month of autumn, more than one thousand Song vessels from Changguo Prefecture and the garrisons of Qushan and Xiushan attacked and seized Dinghai Harbor. Haladai met them in battle and captured their vice general along with three seagoing vessels. In the eighth month Song troops again attacked Dinghai Harbor. Haladai drove them back, and the Branch Secretariat appointed him Mongol Han Army Pacification Commissioner. In the tenth month Haladai led troops to Qingmen in Wenzhou, encountered Song troops, and seized five vessels. He sent envoys to instruct Wenzhou defender Jia Zhibing to surrender the city. In the eleventh month he reached Fuzhou, seized twenty Song seagoing vessels, and captured Supervisor Mao and others.
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沿使沿使沿 沿使 西 沿使
In the fourteenth year he was granted a gold tally and made General Xuanwu and Deputy Coastal Pacification Commissioner. The Branch Secretariat appointed him Deputy Coastal Military Commissioner, with Myriad-Household Commander Liu to conduct marshal headquarters affairs at Qingyuan, garrisoning the coast from Fujian in the south to Xupu in the north. In the sixth month the Branch Secretariat appointed him Coastal Military Commissioner and Left Deputy Grand Marshal, supervising the construction of one thousand seagoing vessels. In the eighth month an imperial order directed Jiangxi Branch Secretariat Right Chancellor Tachu and others to advance against Guangnan, and Haladai followed with his troops. In the tenth month he was promoted to General Zhaoyong and Coastal Pacification Commissioner. At that time Song troops from Chuzhou recovered Wenzhou. Haladai led troops and recaptured it. Advancing to Chaoyang County, Song Commander Chen Yi and his four brothers surrendered with seven thousand She troops. Tachu led troops against Guangzhou, but after more than a month it had not fallen. Haladai brought troops up afterward and persuaded Song Pacification Commissioner Zhang Zhensun and Vice Minister Tan Yingdou to surrender the city. He joined the attack on Zhang Shijie on the open sea and captured military supplies and equipment beyond counting. He persuaded Nan'en Prefecture to submit. Song Gate Proclaimer Liang Guojie surrendered with ten thousand She troops.
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沿 沿
In the fifteenth year the army returned to Qingyuan. In the eighth month of autumn he came to audience. The emperor asked: "What is your clan?" He replied: "Your servant is a Halu." He was granted gold brocade ceremonial robes and saddle trappings, promoted to General Zhaowu, Left Deputy Coastal Grand Marshal, and Chief Administrator of Qingyuan Circuit, and ordered to garrison the estuary with his troops. In the sixteenth year four Japanese merchant vessels with more than two thousand boatmen reached Qingyuan Harbor. Haladai learned through reconnaissance that they meant no harm, reported to the Branch Secretariat, traded with them, and sent them away. Sea bandits He Wenda, Gu Run, and others raided coastal islands. Haladai persuaded them to surrender and obtained more than sixty vessels. In the eighteenth year he was promoted to General Fuguo Shang and Grand Marshal, joined the imperial army in the campaign against Japan, encountered a typhoon, and the fleet returned. In the second month of the following year he returned to garrison Qingyuan. In the twenty-second year the Grand Marshal post was abolished, and he was made Chief Administrator of the Coastal Myriad-Household Command.
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使 使
In the twenty-fourth year he came to court. The emperor asked about Japanese affairs, and Haladai answered in great detail. He was ordered to return and garrison the sea route. He was appointed Zhedong Pacification Commissioner and granted gold brocade, jade belt sets, saddle trappings, and bows and arrows in varying amounts. In the twenty-fifth year the Privy Council reported that the navy lacked commanders and requested that he concurrently hold his former post. In winter he was summoned to audience. The following year he was made General Jinyu Guard Shang, Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat, and Acting Zhedong Pacification Commissioner, retaining his military command as before.
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Sha Quan was of the Qarluq clan. His father Shadi had long lived in the desert. He followed Taizu in pacifying Jin, garrisoned Liuquan in Henan, and settled his family there. Quan was originally named Chao'erchi. At the age of five he was captured by Song troops. At eighteen he was serving under Liu Zheng. The Song people, knowing his father's name was Shadi, had him take Sha as his surname and called him Quan. Having long lived in Song territory, Quan knew every strategic strongpoint.
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In the second year of Zhongtong, Zheng came over with Luzhou and Quan went with him. Song troops pursued them, but Quan fought with all his strength and they escaped. He was appointed commander of a hundred-household unit. In the third year of Zhiyuan, Zheng led troops out from Yunding Mountain and met the army of Song general Xia Gui. Quan struck and killed a great many. In the fifth year Zheng was put in charge of Grand Marshal affairs, led troops to besiege Xiangyang and Fancheng, and Quan was appointed Pacifier. Zheng sent Quan to lead troops against the stockades of Xianren Mountain, Chenjia Cave, and others and took them. Quan was promoted to thousand-household commander and granted a silver tally. He defeated Song general Zhang Gui, took Fancheng, and joined Liu Zheng's army. He repaired Zhengyang City, led troops across the Huai River, fought Song Pacification Commissioner Chen, and defeated him. In the twelfth year he followed Chancellor Azhu in a great battle with Song generals Zhang Shijie and Sun Huchen at Jiaoshan. Land and sea forces advanced together. The Song troops could not hold and fled, abandoning all drums and banners. Thirty-three of their officers and soldiers were captured. He joined the assault on Changzhou, took it, and pressed the advantage to capture the coastal cities. When they reached Huating, he ordered his soldiers not to kill or plunder. The whole city then surrendered. For his achievements he was appointed Chief Administrator of Huating military and civilian affairs.
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At that time the people were still unsettled. Unsubmitted salt smugglers gathered in the tens of thousands and raided Huating. Quan defeated them, registered six thousand men by name, sought permission from the Branch Secretariat, and sent them to military colonies at Shaopi on the Huai. The Branch Secretariat, because the local people had newly submitted and rebellions occurred from time to time, entrusted Myriad-Household Commander Huduhu and others to investigate and intended to put the city to the sword. Quan said: "Most of the salt smugglers were not natives here. If the city is slaughtered, many innocent people will die wrongly." He pledged his life to guarantee they would not rebel, and the slaughter was halted. He was granted a gold tally, made General Wulue, and put in charge of the salt works as well, his other duties remaining as before. Soon Huating was promoted to a prefecture, and Quan was appointed Chief Administrator and granted a tiger tally. At that time bandits rose everywhere, the largest groups numbering several thousand. Quan summoned them all to submit, and peace was restored within the jurisdiction. He was made Chief Administrator of the Songjiang Myriad-Household Command and began to hold military and civil authority exclusively.
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In the twenty-second year he was summoned to audience and transferred to Chief Administrator of the Longxing Myriad-Household Command. At his request his original name Chao'erchi was restored. Before long the emperor, considering Songjiang a vital coastal region, again ordered him to garrison it. He was granted a three-pearl tiger tally and died in office.
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Tiemu'erbuhua
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Tiemu'erbuhua entered palace guard service at the beginning of Zhongtong. In the seventh year of Zhiyuan he was granted a tiger tally and replaced Zhang Mage as Zilai Naval Army myriad-household commander. He led his troops to Xiangyang and fought Song general Fan Wenhu at Guanzi Beach. He personally killed more than forty men, seized their warships, pursued to Yunsheng Prefecture, and routed them. The Branch Secretariat reported his achievement, and he was rewarded with fifty taels of silver, one set of robes, and one set of saddle and bridle. In the ninth year he was appointed Yidu New Army myriad-household commander. In the eleventh year he was made Yidu and Zilai New Army myriad-household commander.
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He followed Chancellor Bayan in the campaign against Song and defeated their great general Xia Gui at Yangluo Fort. When the main army crossed the Yangtze, his achievements were judged the greatest, and he was rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. He also helped capture the prefectures of E, Qi, Huang, Jiang, Jiankang, Chang, Xiu, Su, and Hang, and was repeatedly promoted to General Zhaowu. He followed Associate Administrator Alahan in pacifying Shaoxing, Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Fujian, was appointed Chief Administrator of Taizhou Circuit, and was transferred to Guangdong Pacification Commissioner.
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In the sixteenth year he was made Grand Marshal. He pursued Song general Zhang Shijie to Xiangshan Island. Shijie died, and several thousand of his followers surrendered. All Guangdong prefectures and coastal islands were pacified. Leading the surrendered officials and meritorious officers and soldiers, he came to audience at the Da'an Pavilion. The emperor ordered the Imperial Storehouse to take his measurements, had a silver-fox fur coat made, and personally granted it to him. He was appointed Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat and Acting Jiangxi Branch Secretariat, with other titles and rewards granted in varying degrees. In the twenty-fifth year he was appointed Grand Councillor of the Sichuan Branch Ministry of Revenue with overall charge of military affairs, and was then made Grand Councillor of the Branch Secretariat.
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His elder brother Tiemu'tuwo, originally as Mongol Army thousand-household commander, distinguished himself in the campaign against Shu. The Mobile Privy Council provisionally granted him the myriad-household command. He also commanded the four thousand-household armies of Liebiezhu, Tahai Tiemu'er, Yesudai'er, and Xialasa'er in the main army's attack on Chongqing. When Chongqing surrendered, he absorbed its forces, swept the downstream cities, and was left to garrison Kuimen while also serving as Chief Administrator of the circuit Pacification Commission. He was promoted to General Huaiyuan and Mongol Army myriad-household commander. He was transferred to General Dingyuan, concurrently Garrison Myriad-Household Commander of Jiading and Chief Administrator of the circuit. Soon he was promoted to General Zhenguo Shang and Pacification Commissioner of the Various Barbarian Tribes and made Grand Marshal. When the Yixibuxie tribes rebelled, he joined Yuelahai with Yunnan troops to suppress them. He was made Grand Marshal for the Burma campaign and died in the field. His son Hududa'er inherited the post.
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