Gebeku

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

Gebeku (Manchu: ᡤᡝᠪᡝᡴᡠ, romanized: Gebeku;[1] d. 1646) was a Qing military officer from Jakūmu family of the Irgen Gioro clan assigned to the Manchu Plain White Banner.[2]

Biography

In 1644, Gebeku, then serving as a battalion commander in the Banner army, accompanied Imperial Regent Dorgon in the campaigns against Li Zicheng. For his achievements in pursuing the Li's forces all the way to Qingdu, he was awarded the hereditary rank of Knight Commandant (騎都尉). He later joined Prince Ajige and Nikan in further operations against the Shun's peasant army. In 1646, Gebeku, together with the Banner battalion commander Siteku and officer Ubasi, followed Prince Hooge in the campaign against Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. During the battle, Gebeku defeated the infantry of the first defense line of the enemy forces, which had been surrounding and resisting the Qing army. In response, the peasant army divided its troops into two wings, with Zhang Xianzhong personally leading the right wing. Gebeku then led his Banner cavalry in successive attacks against both enemy flanks. Shortly thereafter, the peasant army surrounded troops of the Plain Blue Banner. Gebeku joined the rescue effort together with the niru commanders Arjin, Gadahun, Siteku, and Ubasi. During the fighting, however, Gebeku was struck by an arrow and killed in action. Siteku and Ubasi were also killed, and Zhang's troops subsequently withdrew from the battlefield.[3]

In recognition of his service, the Qing court posthumously elevated his hereditary rank by adding a title of Cloud Cavalry Commandant (雲騎尉).[2]

Citation

  1. ^ Stary, Giovanni (2000). A Dictionary of Manchu Names: A Name-Index to the Manchu Version of the 'Complete Genealogies of the Manchu Clans and Families of the Eight Banners. Harrassowitz. p. 147. ISBN 9783447042178. Gebeku (Jakūmu ba-i Irgen Gioro)
  2. ^ a b Hongzhou (2002). Complete Genealogies of the Manchu Clans and Families of the Eight Banners. Liaohai Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 9787806691892.
  3. ^ Zhao, Erxun etc. (1998). Draft History of Qing. Zhonghua Book Company. p. 13467. ISBN 9787101007503.
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