Maci (politician)

Maci
Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall
In office
1723–1735
Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall
In office
1699–1709
In office
1716–1723
Minister of Revenue
In office
1692–1701
Serving with Wang Zhi (until 1694), Chen Tingjing (1694–1699), Li Zhenyu (since 1699)
Preceded byXilena
Succeeded byKaimbu
Minister of War
In office
1691–1694
Serving with Du Zhen
Preceded byGiltabu
Succeeded bySuonuohe
Personal details
Born1652
Died1739 (aged 86–87)
Parent
  • Mishan (father)
Military service
Allegiance Qing Dynasty
Branch/serviceManchu Bordered Yellow Banner
Maci
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬齊
Simplified Chinese马齐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎqí
Posthumous name
Chinese文穆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWénmù
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠮᠠᠴᡳ
Romanizationmaci

Maci (1652–1739) was a Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner court official who lived in the Qing dynasty. He was from the Fuca clan, and was the eldest son of Mishan (米思翰).

Maci served as Ministry of War from 1691 to 1694, and Ministry of Revenue from 1692 to 1701. He was also a member of Grand Secretariat during Kangxi Emperor's reign, and was an important supporter of the 8th Prince Yinsi (Yunsi). In 1708, Maci, Tong Guowei (佟國維), Alingga (阿靈阿) and Olondai (鄂倫岱) proposed designating Yinsi as Crown Prince but was refused by the emperor. He was stripped of his official position and forced into house arrest.

Maci returned to politics after Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne. He sat on the emperor's top advisory board along with Yunsi, Yunxiang, and Longkodo. He retired in 1735, and died in 1739.

Fuheng, Fucing were his nephews, and Empress Xiaoxianchun his niece. His son Fuliang (富良) used to serve as Xi'an (Manchu city) garrison general (西安將軍).

References

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  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 287. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Maci" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.