Nian Gengyao (simplified Chinese: 年羹尧; traditional Chinese: 年羹堯, Styled Lianggong 亮功; 1679 – January 13, 1726) (Manchu: niyan geng yoo）was a Chinese military commander of the Qing Dynasty. He was born a member of the Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner and had extensive military experience on the western frontier of the Qing empire. Nian became commander-in-chief of the Manchu and Chinese armies in the northwest; and helped to incorporate the region of what is now Qinghai into the Qing empire.
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