A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Ai-hsing-a

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675465A Chinese Biographical Dictionary — Ai-hsing-aHerbert A. Giles

5Ai-hsing-a 星阿. Died A.D. 1664. Grandson of Prince 揚古利 Yang-ku-li, head of the Kurka tribe, who won fame and title by his courage and energy in the wars of the Emperors T'ai Tsu and T'ai Tsung of the present dynasty. Coadjutor of Wu San-kuei in the invasion of Burmah, 1661—2, which resulted in the surrender of the Ming pretenders from Yünnan. Canonised as 敬康.