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Bayan: Han Banner Commander and Son of Li Yongfang

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Bayan was the fifth son of Li Yongfang and an early Qing commander associated with the Han Banners. He inherited his father's hereditary military distinction in Tiancong's eighth year and received the title of third-class amban janggin. During the Chongde reign he served in opera…

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Overview

Bayan was the fifth son of Li Yongfang and an early Qing commander associated with the Han Banners. He inherited his father's hereditary military distinction in Tiancong's eighth year and received the title of third-class amban janggin. During the Chongde reign he served in operations around Jinzhou and Songshan. When the eight Han Banners were formally organized in Chongde's seventh year, he became gūsa ejen, or Banner commander, of the Plain Blue Banner and participated the following year in fighting around Ningyuan and Qiantunwei.

Historical Background

In the early Shunzhi period Bayan campaigned in Changping, Zhili, Henan, and Shanxi, before joining operations under Helohui in the Shaanxi and Sichuan regions. During Jiang Xiang's rebellion in Shanxi, he participated in the divided campaigns led by senior Qing princes and commanders and led left-wing firearms troops in siege operations. A Banner commander was responsible for a military organization; hereditary titles such as amban janggin were distinctions tied to merit and succession. They should not be rendered as one constant office throughout his career.

Sources and Interpretation

In Shunzhi's eighth year Bayan was promoted through merit and imperial favor to first-class count. He died the next year. The honorific designation Zhaoxin was attached to his hereditary title only during the Qianlong era, when his family's Banner affiliation was also altered to the Bordered Yellow Banner. Those later decisions cannot be described as changes Bayan experienced personally. He should likewise be distinguished from unrelated individuals with the same personal name by reference to his father and lineage.

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