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Sange: A Banner Commander in the Northwest Campaigns

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Sange (died 1758), of the Donggo clan and the Plain White Banner, was a Qing banner commander involved in campaigns against the Dzungars and in the Muslim regions of the northwest during the Qianlong reign. The Imperially Commissioned Eight Banners Gazetteer, volume 163, records …

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Overview

Sange (died 1758), of the Donggo clan and the Plain White Banner, was a Qing banner commander involved in campaigns against the Dzungars and in the Muslim regions of the northwest during the Qianlong reign. The Imperially Commissioned Eight Banners Gazetteer, volume 163, records that his father Naqin had held the office of deputy banner commander. That appointment belonged to his father and must not be attributed to Sange himself.

Historical Background

Sange was appointed a blue-feather guard in 1737 after holding student status and was subsequently promoted to second-class imperial bodyguard. In 1753 he became deputy commander of the Bordered White Mongol Banner; the following year he was reassigned to deputy commands at Sanxing and Heilongjiang. He later led a force of approximately 3,000 Solon and Bargut soldiers to the western military theater, where he served among officers responsible for advancing the Qing campaign.

Sources and Interpretation

The Draft History of Qing, volume 315, records both his military service and disciplinary reversals. Following proceedings against the senior officer Celeng for timidity, Sange was also stripped of office for attempting to evade responsibility. He was later restored as deputy commander of the Plain White Mongol Banner and obtained a hereditary third-class light-chariot commandant title in recognition of military actions. In 1757 he was again dismissed and deprived of hereditary honors after withdrawing on the basis of a misleading claim of submission from hostile forces. He subsequently served with the troops in a reduced position. In October 1758, Sange was killed during operations near the Blackwater River outside Yarkand, together with other Qing officers. The court granted posthumous honors, the title Gangyong, and a hereditary cavalry rank. His portrait was later included among campaign commemorations in the Ziguang Pavilion. His biography must preserve the disciplinary episodes as well as the military honors.

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