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was Emperor Chun (). His father was Mengtemu. In 1442, a succession dispute between Cungšan and his half-brother

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led to a division in the Jianzhou Left Guard. Cungšan inherited his father's position as head of the Jianzhou Left Guard while his brother Fanca was made head of a new separate Jianzhou Right Guard by the

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. After the death of his half-brother Fanca, Cungšan brought the Right Guard under his control.THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF CHINA The Qing Empire To 1800
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Family

*Children: # Tolo () # Toimo () # Sibeoci Fiyanggū () # Biguak Diguggu ()

References

Jurchens in the Ming dynasty 15th-century Chinese people {{noble-stub