Arigūn


Arigūn, courtesy name Songya, was a Qing dynasty official and general from the Manchu Niohuru clan and the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners.
Arigūn was the fourth son of Yende. He was also a younger brother of Necin. In 1737, he was promoted from a second rank imperial guard to the Minister for the Chancery of the Imperial Household Department. Later, he had served as the Junior Vice Minister of War, Junior Vice Minister of Revenue, Governor of Shanxi, Governor of Shandong and other positions. He was appointed the Viceroy of Huguang in 1750, and transferred to Liangguang in the next year. In 1753 his mother died, he resigned and went home to perform filial mourning. Three years later, just after the mourning period, he returned to serve as the Junior Vice Minister of Revenue. He was promoted to the Minister of Revenue in 1755 then transferred to the Minister of War in 1757. He had participated in putting down the Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas, thus his portrait was painted in the Hall of Military Merits, known as Ziguangge.
In 1768, after the defeat of Maymyo, Arigun and Agui were appointed assistant commanders to attack Burma, accompanied with Fuheng. On the way he became seriously ill as his body became suppurated. Fuheng asked him to stay in Yongchang-fu to take a rest, but he refused. In the next year he took part in a fierce battle despite being ill, took the lead, and died of wound.

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