Amursana was born in 1723 to a noble mother from the Dzungar-Oirat tribe and taisha or crown prince of the Khoit-Oirat clan.
15 Facts About Amursana
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Amursana first married Danjung, the eldest son of Lha-bzang Khan, ruler of the Khoshut-Oirats tribe.
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Amursana was one of Dawachi's few followers who returned to Tarbagatai to join up with his Khoit clansmen.
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Amursana then traveled to Beijing to seek the emperor's assistance in defeating Dawachi and retaking Ili and neighboring Kashgar.
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Amursana's persuaded the ambitious and glory-seeking Qianlong to back his plan, in addition to granting him a princedom of the first degree, which entitled Amursana to double stipends and privileges, as a bonus.
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Amursana was made Border Pacification Vice-general of the Left of the Northern Route Army.
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Amursana had hoped to usurp Dawachi's position as head of the Dzungars but Qianlong had already pre-empted such a move.
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Amursana spurned the offer of Khan over the Khoits and demanded to be khan of all Oirats.
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Amursana rallied the majority of the remaining Oirats and launched his rebellion against the Qing.
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Amursana escaped and fled to the Kazakh Khanate where his father-in-law, Ablai Khan, refused to hand him over, despite the threat of a Qing invasion of his territory.
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Amursana dismissed them and ordered the withdrawal of all troops then appointed Zhao Hui commander of a small expeditionary force that was sent to garrison Ili.
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Amursana returned to Ili to rally the insurgents and almost annihilated Zhao Hui's forces.
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Amursana escaped for a third time to the Kazakh Khanate, but not long afterwards Ablai Khan pledged tributary status to the Chinese, which meant Amursana was no longer safe.
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Amursana fled west to Siberia and sought asylum from the Russians at their fortress in Semipalatinsk.
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Amursana was the inspiration behind the Ak Jang new religious movement.