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Laita: Manchu Commander in the Three Feudatories War

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Laita was an early Qing military figure of the Namdulu clan, a son of Kangguli and a member of the Plain White Manchu Banner. He entered imperial guard service while young and participated in military operations around Jinzhou under Hong Taiji. After 1644 he served in campaigns i…

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Early service and banner affiliation

Laita was an early Qing military figure of the Namdulu clan, a son of Kangguli and a member of the Plain White Manchu Banner. He entered imperial guard service while young and participated in military operations around Jinzhou under Hong Taiji. After 1644 he served in campaigns in Jiangnan and Fujian. His later appointments included commands within the Imperial Guard Battalion, Vanguard Battalion, and banner hierarchy, organizations with different guard, scouting, and field responsibilities.

Campaigns and disciplinary history

During the Shunzhi reign Laita fought in Hunan, Guangdong, and coastal theaters. After a failed attack on Xiamen he was punished, although he later returned to service. In 1669 he became commander of the Plain White Mongol Banner. This was the office he held; it does not erase his personally recorded affiliation with the Plain White Manchu Banner or make his clan origin Mongolian. Banner registration and command over a particular banner organization are distinct facts.

The Revolt of the Three Feudatories

During the struggle against the rebel feudatories, Laita held a southern pacification command and joined campaigns in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and eventually Yunnan, including the advance on Kunming. The opposing forces changed across the different phases of the conflict and included elements connected with Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Zhixin. He died in 1684 and received the posthumous name Xiangyi. Later ducal honors and honorary designations were posthumous rewards and should not be listed as positions he held during his life.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. Historical source 1 — zh.wikisource.org
  2. Historical source 2 — zh.wikisource.org
  3. Historical source 3 — zh.wikisource.org

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