Maci (politician) explained

Honorific Prefix:Second Class Count
Maci
Office:Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall
Term Start:1723
Term End:1735
Office1:Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall
Term Start1:1699
Term End1:1709
Term Start2:1716
Term End2:1723
Office3:Minister of Revenue
Term Start3:1692
Term End3:1701
Alongside3:Wang Zhi (until 1694), Chen Tingjing (1694–1699), Li Zhenyu (since 1699)
Predecessor3:Xilena
Successor3:Kaimbu
Office4:Minister of War
Term Start4:1691
Term End4:1694
Alongside4:Du Zhen
Predecessor4:Giltabu
Successor4:Suonuohe
Father:Mishan
Birth Date:1652
Branch:Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner
T:馬齊
S:马齐
P:Mǎqí
Also Known As:Posthumous name
C2:文穆
P2:Wénmù

Maci (1652–1739) was a Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner court official who lived in the Qing dynasty. He was from the Fuca clan, and was the eldest son of Mishan (米思翰).

Maci served as Ministry of War from 1691 to 1694, and Ministry of Revenue from 1692 to 1701. He was also a member of Grand Secretariat during Kangxi Emperor's reign, and was an important supporter of the 8th Prince Yinsi (Yunsi). In 1708, Maci, Tong Guowei (佟國維), Alingga (阿靈阿) and Olondai (鄂倫岱) proposed designating Yinsi as Crown Prince but was refused by the emperor. He was stripped of his official position and forced into house arrest.

Maci returned to politics after Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne. He sat on the emperor's top advisory board along with Yunsi, Yunxiang, and Longkodo. He retired in 1735, and died in 1739.

Fuheng, Fucing were his nephews, and Empress Xiaoxianchun his niece. His son Fuliang (富良) used to serve as Xi'an (Manchu city) garrison general (西安將軍).

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