He served as the Governor of Jiangsu, which belonged to Bordered Yellow Banner, and was appointed to that post by Imperial Commissioner Xiang Rong (向榮).
This was followed by street fighting, the recovery of the Shanghai county, and the arrest of thousands of Small Swords Society members.
In March 1856, Jirhangga and Nanjing's Mayor led 40,000 troops stationed in Mount Jiuhua.
[citation needed] In 1856, when the Taiping General Qin Rigang brought forces to strengthen the offensive against Beijing in the North, Jirhangga immediately attacked, despite having only a fraction of the troops, and against the advice of his staff.
Zhang Guoliang still recovered the vital city of Zhenjiang from the Taiping, who had occupied it for five years.