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Šarhūda: Ningguta Commander and Northeastern Frontier Defense

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Šarhūda, often romanized Sharhuda, was an early Qing commander of the Guwalgiya clan. His family was associated with Suwan and the Hurha region, and he entered Nurhaci's service with his father Guilehe. His early duties included company command and defensive assignments, followed…

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Family and rise in the banners

Šarhūda, often romanized Sharhuda, was an early Qing commander of the Guwalgiya clan. His family was associated with Suwan and the Hurha region, and he entered Nurhaci's service with his father Guilehe. His early duties included company command and defensive assignments, followed by military and hereditary honors. He subsequently participated in campaigns against Ming China and Korea under Hong Taiji and served among the deliberative ministers.

Garrison command in the northeast

In 1650 he became a senior officer of the Bordered Blue Manchu Banner. He was later assigned to Ningguta, eventually holding a banner-wide command there under the title gūsa ejen. Earlier titles such as meile ejen and gūsa ejen correspond broadly to the subsequently standardized deputy banner commander and banner commander, although contemporaneous terminology should be retained in interpreting early records. His home banner affiliation and the location of his northeastern assignment are distinct facts.

Operations on the Amur frontier

In 1658 Sharhuda took part in operations against armed Russian incursions in the Amur River region. He died the following year and received the posthumous name Xiangzhuang. His son Bahai inherited a hereditary distinction and continued service connected with northeastern military affairs. Bahai's subsequent operations, including campaigns on the waterways, belong to the son's record, not automatically to Sharhuda's. Ningguta command encompassed regional defense, mobilization, and routes of communication rather than merely policing the garrison town.

Sources and Bibliography

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

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