Ortai

Ortai (Manchu: ᠣᡵᡨᠠᡳ; Möllendorff: ortai; Chinese: 鄂爾泰; pinyin: È'ěrtài) (1677–1745) was an eminent Chinese official at court from the Silin Gioro clan, belonging to the Bordered Blue Banner, during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). He was a famous mandarin during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (1722–1735) of the Qing Dynasty who was also served Yongzheng's in governing the southern areas in his role in various regional governing positions, the Qianlong Emperor highly praise Ortai was “He was the No. 1 of doctors from　the Qing Dynasty.”

He was appointed the Viceroy of Yun-Gui in 1723. Along with Tian Wenjing and Li Wei, Manchu Ortai was one of the Emperor's most trusted officials. In September 1745, while visiting Qinling tombs with the Qianlong Emperor, and died at the age of 68. The Emperor commemorated Ortai.

Fame and military campaigns

Viceroy of Yun-Gui (1723–1726)
Councillor of Grand Council (1730–1740)
Chief Councillor of Grand Council and Defence minister (1737)
Grand Secretariat (1737)

Awards

Both created Three Excellencies, Crown prince's military first class master(太子太保) and Crown prince's literature and politic first class master(太子太傅)

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Government offices
Preceded by Yang Mingshi (楊名時)	Viceroy of Yun-Gui 1723-1726	Succeeded by Gao Qizhuo (高其倬)

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