Mingliang

In this Manchu name, the given name is Mingliang. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Fuca.

Mingliang (Chinese: 明亮, Manchu: ᠮᡳᠩᠯᡳᠶᠠᠩ mingliyang, 1736–1822), courtesy name Yinzhai (寅齋), born in Fuca clan, was a Qing dynasty official and general from the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner.^[1]

Third Class Marquis Xiangyong doro-i efu Mingliang
Grand Councillor
In office 1776
Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall
In office 1817–1821
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office 1814–1817
In office 1810–1811
Minister of War
In office 26 September 1814 – 15 July 1817 Serving with Chu Pengling (until 1815), Wu Jing (1815–1817), Lu Yinpu (since 1817)
Preceded by	Hūturi
Succeeded by	Hening
In office 16 December 1813 – 12 May 1814 Serving with Liu Xuanzhi
Preceded by	Fuking
Succeeded by	Hening
In office 17 July 1804 – 25 July 1811 Serving with Liu Quanzhi (until 1805; 1807–1811), Chen Dawen (1805), Zou Bingtai (1805–1807), Liu Xuanzhi (since 1811)
Preceded by	Changlin
Succeeded by	Gūnggala
General of Ili
In office 1798–1799
Preceded by	Baoning
Succeeded by	Baoning
In office June – July 1784
Preceded by	Iletu
Succeeded by	Hailu
General of Heilongjiang
In office 1791–1794
Preceded by	Du'erjia
Succeeded by	Shuliang
Minister of Justice
In office 30 September 1790 – 20 January 1791 Serving with Hu Jitang
Preceded by	Kaning'a
Succeeded by	Suringga
Personal details
Born	1736
Died	1822 (aged 85–86) Beijing
Relations	Empress Xiaoxianchun (aunt) Fuheng (uncle) Fucing (uncle) Kuilin (brother) Mingrui (cousin) Yuntao, Prince Lü (father-in-law), Yongfu, Prince of the Fourth Rank (son-in-law)
Education	xiucai degree in the Imperial Examination
Clan name	Fuca
Courtesy name	Yinzhai (寅齋)
Posthumous name	Wenxiang (文襄)
Military service
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Branch/service	Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner
Years of service	17?–1821
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Jinchuan campaigns White Lotus Rebellion Miao Rebellion (1795–1806)

Mingliang was a nephew of Empress Xiaoxianchun. He married a daughter of Yuntao, the Prince Lü of the First Rank^[2] in 1753. He had served as deputy lieutenant-general of the Han Chinese Plain White Banner (正白旗漢軍副都統), deputy lieutenant-general of Jilin (吉林副都統), deputy lieutenant-general of Ningguta, Commander of the Guards Division (護軍統領), General of Guangzhou (廣州將軍), deputy commander of the imperial bodyguard (內大臣), General of Chengdu, lieutenant-general of Ürümchi (烏魯木齊都統), Ili Ministerial Attache (伊犁參贊大臣), Uqturpan Ministerial Attache, Kashgar Ministerial Attache, General of Heilongjiang, General of Ili, lieutenant-general of the Han Chinese Plain Red Banner (正紅旗漢軍都統), lieutenant-general of the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner (鑲藍旗滿洲都統), General of Xi'an, Minister of War and other position.^[3][2] As a general, he participated in putting down the rebellion of Jinchuan Hill Peoples, the White Lotus Rebellion, and the Miao Rebellion (1795–1806).^[1]