born Sept. 7, 1717, China
died Oct. 10, 1797, Peking
Pinyin Agui general and official during the middle years of the Ch'ing dynasty.
The
scion of a noble family, A-kuei directed Chinese military expeditions
that quelled uprisings in the western provinces of Szechwan and Kansu.
He also conquered Ili and Chinese Turkistan, areas on China's
northwestern frontier that are today part of the Uighur Autonomous
Region of Sinkiang. In addition, he helped subjugate Myanmar (Burma),
making it a Chinese tributary state, and directed the campaign to
stabilize China's position on the recently conquered island of Taiwan.
He was one of the emperor's most trusted ministers, and he served until
his 80th year as a senior member of the government's administrative
cabinets, the Grand Council and the Grand Secretariat.To cite this page:
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