Mafuta

Mafuta
Mafuta
Chinese name
Chinese	马福塔
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	mǎ fú tǎ
Korean name
Hangul	마부대
Hanja	馬夫大
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	mabudae
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠮᠠᡶᡠᡨᠠ
Möllendorff	mafuta
Pronunciation respelling name
Pronunciation respelling	MAH-foo-tah

Mafuta (?-1640), also known as Mabudae in Joseon,^[1] was a Qing official, military commander, and diplomat of Hada Nara clan from the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner, served as Minister of Revenue and the most involved diploma in Joseon affairs along with Inggūldai knowing in Korean as the Yong-Ma Ijang (龍馬二將).^[1]

Biography

Mafuta was originally from Hada where his father Yahu led fifteen households to join Nurhaci's forces. His elder brother Mandarhan was a Banner Commander.^[2] Mafuta became one of the Qing court's principal envoys to Joseon Korea, participating in trade negotiations, diplomatic missions, and military operations on the Korean frontier, and escorted imperial communications between the Qing and Joseon courts.^[3]

During the Second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636–1637), Mafuta served in the advance force of the Qing army. After King Injo retreated to Namhansanseong, Mafuta twice entered the fortress under imperial orders to denounce the king's resistance and demand his surrender. Following Injo's surrender, Mafuta and Inggūldai escorted the king back to the capital and later, in 1637, formally entitled Injo the King of Joseon as Qing's vassal.^[4]

Mafuta continued to serve as a senior official of the Ministry of Revenue (戶部承政) and undertook further diplomatic missions to Korea, including the 1639 investiture of Queen Jangnyeol and the inspection of the Samjeondo Monument commemorating Qing victory over Joseon. Mafuta died in 1640 while serving as the Minister of Revenue.^[5]

Citation

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^ ^a ^b "領議政洪鳳漢 등이 입시하여 洪鳳漢이 箚子에서 거론한 방어를 옮기는 문제에 논의함". National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
^ Hongzhou (2002). Complete Genealogies of the Manchu Clans and Families of the Eight Banners. Liaohai Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 9787806691892.(in Chinese)
^ Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「九年，與參政博爾惠使朝鮮。自是通使朝鮮，馬福塔輒與。崇德元年，復與英俄爾岱等使朝鮮，明皮島兵遮道，擊走之。九月，復如朝鮮義州監互市...」(in Chinese)
^ Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「十二月，太宗自將伐朝鮮，命馬福塔與勞薩率兵先驅... 朝鮮國王李倧走保南漢山城，二年正月，師克朝鮮都，進攻南漢山城。馬福塔兩奉敕入城數倧罪，且諭降。倧先使其臣謝罪，尋出城謁上。二月，上班師，倧出送，命馬福塔與英俄爾岱送倧還城。」(in Chinese)
^ Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「三年七月，更定官制，改戶部左參政。四年六月，命與刑部參政巴哈納使朝鮮，冊倧妃趙氏為王妃。八月，其兄甲喇額真福爾丹從軍退縮，伏法，籍其家畀馬福塔。九月，復為戶部承政。十一月，倧疏言立碑三田渡頌上恩，命與禮部參政超哈爾等往察視。五年二月，卒。」(in Chinese)

[KOR-1] "領議政洪鳳漢 등이 입시하여 洪鳳漢이 箚子에서 거론한 방어를 옮기는 문제에 논의함". National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 2026-06-26.

[2] Hongzhou (2002). Complete Genealogies of the Manchu Clans and Families of the Eight Banners. Liaohai Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 9787806691892.(in Chinese)

[3] Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「九年，與參政博爾惠使朝鮮。自是通使朝鮮，馬福塔輒與。崇德元年，復與英俄爾岱等使朝鮮，明皮島兵遮道，擊走之。九月，復如朝鮮義州監互市...」(in Chinese)

[4] Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「十二月，太宗自將伐朝鮮，命馬福塔與勞薩率兵先驅... 朝鮮國王李倧走保南漢山城，二年正月，師克朝鮮都，進攻南漢山城。馬福塔兩奉敕入城數倧罪，且諭降。倧先使其臣謝罪，尋出城謁上。二月，上班師，倧出送，命馬福塔與英俄爾岱送倧還城。」(in Chinese)

[5] Draft History of Qing Volume 228：「三年七月，更定官制，改戶部左參政。四年六月，命與刑部參政巴哈納使朝鮮，冊倧妃趙氏為王妃。八月，其兄甲喇額真福爾丹從軍退縮，伏法，籍其家畀馬福塔。九月，復為戶部承政。十一月，倧疏言立碑三田渡頌上恩，命與禮部參政超哈爾等往察視。五年二月，卒。」(in Chinese)

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