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The Xiaoling River Garrison

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The Xiaoling River Garrison was one of the Qing Eight Banners military postings subordinate to the Jinzhou area of Fengtian, in western Liaoning near modern Jinzhou and Linghai. The Initial Collection of the Eight Banners Gazetteer, in its section on military establishments, reco…

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Overview

The Xiaoling River Garrison was one of the Qing Eight Banners military postings subordinate to the Jinzhou area of Fengtian, in western Liaoning near modern Jinzhou and Linghai. The Initial Collection of the Eight Banners Gazetteer, in its section on military establishments, records that the posts at Xiaoling River, Ningyuan, Zhonghousuo, and Zhongqiansuo were established in Kangxi year twenty-nine (1690), with personnel transferred from Jinzhou. The name therefore denotes an organized garrison presence, not simply a river or a geographical feature.

Historical Background

The military-organization section of the same work gives additional detail concerning the four posts. An initial total of 400 Han Military banner soldiers was distributed among them, one hundred to each. In Kangxi year forty (1701), twenty Han Military soldiers at each site were removed and replaced by twenty men of another specified military category, leaving the overall establishment measured across the four posts. This information is tied to the recorded years; it should not be treated as an unchanging establishment throughout Qing history.

Sources and Interpretation

The Da Qing yitong zhi also refers to the Xiaoling River fort as having a zuoling and xiaoqixiao assigned there in 1690. These offices belonged respectively to banner company administration and the training or supervision of cavalry personnel. A precise account must distinguish the river, the fortified settlement, and the military institution. Figures applying to all four outposts must not be attributed to Xiaoling River alone, and later troop strengths require separate evidence.

Sources and Bibliography

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  4. Historical text at Wikisource

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