Jin Jian (official)

Jin Jian (1721–13 January 1795), courtesy name Keting (可亭), was a Korean politician of the Qing dynasty. He was an elder brother of Imperial Noble Consort Shujia.

Jin Jian's family was born into the Korean Kim clan, a family originally from Uiju, Joseon. Their ancestor Sandari (三達理) surrendered to the Qing Dynasty during the Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636. They were incorporated into the Han Chinese Imperial Household Department Plain Yellow Banner (內務府漢軍正黃旗).

He had served as the Minister for the Chancery of the Imperial Household Department (總管內務府大臣), vice chief editor of the Siku Quanshu (四庫全書副總裁), Vice Minister of Revenue (戶部侍郎), deputy lieutenant-general of the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner (鑲黃旗漢軍副都統), Minister of Works (工部尚書), lieutenant-general of the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner (鑲黃旗漢軍都統) and Minister of Personnel (吏部尚書). After the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, Lê Chiêu Thống, the last emperor of Vietnamese Lê dynasty, fled to China for asylum with several high ranking Lê loyalists. Lê Chiêu Thống and high ranking Lê loyalists. These Vietnamese were ordered to move to Beijing and incorporated into the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner. Jin Jian, as the head of the banner, was responsible for getting these men into the banner.

Jin Jian died in 1794. He was given the posthumous name Qinke (勤恪) by Qianlong Emperor. Prince Mianqin was sent to express condolences to him. After his death, Kim family changed their surname to Gingiya (金佳) and transferred to Manchu Plain Yellow Banner in the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor.

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