Saišangga (Manchu: , , 1798–1875), courtesy name Heting (鶴汀), was a Qing dynasty official and linguist from the Mongolian Alut clan and the Mongolian Plain Blue Banner. He was the father of Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu. His third son was Chongqi.
Saišangga obtained "juren" degree in the Mongolian Translation Examination (蒙古繙譯) in 1816. The Translation Examination (繙譯科) was an imperial examination subject that only young Bannermen can participate in; the Mongolian Translation Examination required translating from Mongolian to Manchu. Influenced by his father Jinghui (景煇), whom was also a linguist, Saišangga was proficient in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese. Therefore, he was highly valued by Daoguang and Xianfeng. He had served as Grand Councillor, Minister of Lifan Yuan, Minister of War, Minister of Works, Minister of Revenue, Minister of Personnel, Grand Secretary and other positions. During the First Opium War, he was twice sent to Tianjin to supervise the defense of the coast.
In the year 1851, Taiping Rebellion broke out in Guangxi. The provincial governor Zhou Tianjue (周天爵) and provincial military commander Xiang Rong were unable to suppress the rebellion. Saišangga was made the Imperial Commissioner in charge of military affairs in Guangxi to fight against the Taiping rebels. Accused of allowing the rebels to move from Guangxi to Hunan, he was dismissed and escorted to Beijing for trial.
In 1853, Saišangga was stripped of official position, imprisoned and waited for execution. However, Xianfeng Emperor pardoned him and exiled him to Zhili. In 1855, he was sent to serve at frontier military outposts (軍台效力). Soon after the Second Opium War broke out, he was recalled to the capital and ordered to train Chahar Mongolian soldiers. he was appointed the deputy lieutenant-general of the Mongolian Plain Red Banner (正紅旗蒙古副都統) in 1860. He died in 1875.
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