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In this Manchu name, the given name is Mukdengge. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Gūwalgiya.

Mukdengge
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠮᡠᡴᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ
Möllendorff	mukdengge
Chinese name
Chinese	穆克登额
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin mù kè dēng'ē
Pronunciation respelling name
Pronunciation respelling	MOOK-deng'ə

Mukdengge (1743–1829), a member of Gūwalgiya clan and Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, served Ministers of Rites and Works in Jiaqing and Daoguang era.

Biography

Mukdengge began his career as a bithesi (imperial ministry clerks) in 1768 and promoted through multiple imperial cabinet assistant positions. In 1820, he was appointed as Minister of Works, before being transferred shortly afterwards to the Ministry of Rites, where he served between two ministries through Jiaqing and the early reign of Daoguang Emperor. During this time, Mukdengge also served as the chief editor of Collective Rituals of Qing Dynasty by Imperial Order (欽定大清通禮) in 1824.