Fukang'an; (? - 1796) was born in Beijing and was the third son of Fuheng

Fuheng

Fuheng was a senior official at the court of the Qianlong Emperor from the 1750s to his death in 1770. He is best known for leading the Qing troops in the fourth and last invasion of Burma in the Sino-Burmese War...

; a grand minister of state during the middle years of Qianlong's reign. Fukang'an held various eminent offices, including Governor-General

Governor-General

A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...

, Viceroy of Liangjiang

Viceroy of Liangjiang

The Viceroy of Liangjiang , fully referred to as the Governor General of the two Yangtze Provinces and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Manager of Waterways; Director of Civil Affairs , was one of eight regional viceroys in China proper during the Qing Dynasty of China...

 and Viceroy of Liangguang

Viceroy of Liangguang

The Viceroy of Liangguang , fully referred to as the Governor General of Liangguang and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Manager of Waterways; Director of Civil Affairs , was one of eight viceroys in China proper during the Qing Dynasty of China...

. It was rumoured that Fukang'an was an illegitimate son of the Qianlong Emperor and that the emperor entrusted his son to the then most eminent and powerful Manchu clan Fuca. Although the story has never been proven true, it is a fact that Fukang'an was the emperor's most favoured general during his reign.

Crushing of Taiwan rebellion

• In 1787, 300,000 people took part in an armed insurrection in Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
   against the Qing government. Fukang'an commanded 20,000 troops and put down the rebellion.

Liberation of Tibet

• In 1790, Nepal
  Nepal
  Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
  
  's Gurkha army invaded Tibet
  Tibet
  Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
  
   and Jamphel Gyatso, the 8th Dalai Lama, escaped from Lhasa
  Lhasa
  Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
  
   and appealed to the Qing government for help. Qianlong Emperor
  Qianlong Emperor
  The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
  
  appointed Fukang'an commander-in-chief of the Tibetan campaign and Fukang'an not only defeated the Gurkha army and liberated Tibet but also pushed the Nepali Army further into their own territory.