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Sanhe: A Qianlong-Reign Manchu Official

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Sanhe (died 1773), of the Nara clan and the Bordered White Banner, was a Qing official who served in the Imperial Household Department, the Boards of Revenue and Works, and the imperial guard establishment during the Qianlong reign. Volume 291 of the Draft History of Qing include…

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Overview

Sanhe (died 1773), of the Nara clan and the Bordered White Banner, was a Qing official who served in the Imperial Household Department, the Boards of Revenue and Works, and the imperial guard establishment during the Qianlong reign. Volume 291 of the Draft History of Qing includes a biographical account of his appointments. His career began as a junior officer in the banner guard organization; he was subsequently promoted to first-class imperial bodyguard. These positions belonged to distinct institutional settings and should not be treated as equivalent ranks.

Historical Background

In Qianlong year six (1741), Sanhe was appointed a minister overseeing the Imperial Household Department. He later became a vice minister of the Board of Revenue and held offices alternating between that board and the Board of Works. The Board of Revenue had responsibilities concerning fiscal administration and population matters, while the Board of Works was concerned with state construction and related services. Their general jurisdictions do not, however, prove that Sanhe personally directed a particular construction project.

Sources and Interpretation

In 1749 he was promoted to president of the Board of Works and was later reduced to vice-ministerial rank, continuing to hold positions associated with the two boards. In Qianlong year thirty-two (1767), he received the appointment of neidachen, a high-ranking imperial-guard office. He died in 1773 and received court-sponsored funeral honors and the posthumous title Chengyi. The Draft History does not establish his year of birth or explain the precise reasons for his demotion. Those details should not be supplied from unrelated biographies of people with the same name.

Sources and Bibliography

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