Fukang'an

Fukang'an (Chinese: 福康安, Pinyin Fúkāng'ān; Styled (字): 瑶林, Pinyin Yáolín); (? - 1796) was born in Beijing and was the third son of Fuheng; a grand minister of state during the middle years of Qianlong's reign. Fukang'an held various eminent offices, including Governor-General, Viceroy of Liangjiang and Viceroy of Liangguang. It was rumoured that Fukang'an was an illegitimate son of the Qianlong Emperor and that the emperor entrusted his son to the then most eminent and powerful Manchu clan Fuca. Although the story has never been proven true, it is a fact that Fukang'an was the emperor's most favoured general during his reign.

Battles

Crushing of Taiwan rebellion

• In 1787, 300,000 people took part in an armed insurrection in Taiwan against the Qing government. Fukang'an commanded 20,000 troops and put down the rebellion.

Liberation of Tibet

• In 1790, Nepal's Gurkha army invaded Tibet and Jamphel Gyatso, the 8th Dalai Lama, escaped from Lhasa and appealed to the Qing government for help. Qianlong Emperor appointed Fukang'an commander-in-chief of the Tibetan campaign and Fukang'an not only defeated the Gurkha army and liberated Tibet but also pushed the Nepali Army further into their own territory.

References

• Draft History of Qing