A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Fei-yang-ku

by Herbert A. Giles

561 Fei-yang-ku 費揚古. Died A.D. 1701. Distinguished himself in the war of 1674-1679 in Kiangsi against Wu San-kuei's lieutenants, and was appointed Minister of the Council. In 1690 he accompanied the expedition against Galdan, whom he utterly defeated in 1696 at Chaomoto, to the north of the desert of Gobi, and was left in charge of the Khalka pastures. In 1697 Galdan committed suicide in despair and his followers submitted, all the country to the east of Mount Ortai becoming Chinese territory. Ennobled as Duke, and canonised as 襄壯 in 1732 he was admitted into the Temple of Worthies.