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Dedule Hala: Collateral Inheritance and Review of Military Honours

Ancestral localities, banner affiliation, and genealogical evidence

The Dedule clan is discussed in volume 56 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners. The genealogy explains Dedule as a place-name later adopted as a.

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Clan and Banner Background

The Dedule clan is discussed in volume 56 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners. The genealogy explains Dedule as a place-name later adopted as a surname. Keloka of the Plain Yellow Banner submitted early. The striking part of the surviving family record is the grant, combination, suspension, and eventual reallocation of hereditary military distinctions.

Family Service and Distinctions

Keloka's fifth-generation descendant Mendai died fighting Galdan while serving as a guard-battalion commander. He received a posthumous yunqiwei, inherited by his brother's son Gendu because Mendai had no heir. Another descendant, Edonai, earned an award for assaulting Jianning in Fujian and subsequent fighting around Chaotian Pass in Sichuan; his son Gaoshan inherited it. Some additions to Gaoshan's inherited grade were later removed, and his remaining yunqiwei passed to Gendu, where it was combined into qidu wei.

Kinship, Succession, and Evidence

Gendu was later disqualified on account of his status as an adopted son, leaving the distinction unclaimed. In 1737 (Qianlong 2), during a review of unreclaimed banner hereditary honours, the court bestowed yunqiwei upon Zhanbaozhu, Gaoshan's son. This illustrates the role of kinship eligibility and official review, not simply military prowess. A guard command was an actual office; the hereditary honours were separate. The exact lineage and the locality called Dedule require further collation.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
  2. Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org

References reproduce links supplied with the Chinese research manuscript. Individual historical claims have not all been independently verified against the primary sources.