Clan and Banner Background
The Dujia surname appears in volume 58 of the Qianlong Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners. Although an earlier research index preserved only the entry heading, the original volume supplies information on two Plain White Banner families from Huifa and Solon. Their shared banner affiliation does not establish a single household, and the source does not describe both as belonging to the booi establishment.
Family Service and Distinctions
Mergen, who came from Huifa, was recorded in the Plain White Banner booi. He submitted during the early Qing period. His grandson Xindali became a niru commander. A great-grandson, Juehetuo, worked as a storehouse officer, while Shuose supervised palace or household food operations. Later descendants included Qidase, a departmental director, and Songling and Songtai, who served as bithesi, or clerks and translators. A second figure, Muneke, was associated with Solon; his year of submission was unknown. Muneke's son Ha'erhadai served as a third-class imperial bodyguard.
Kinship, Succession, and Evidence
These records show service in distinct settings: the booi establishment, banner company administration, storage and provisioning, office management, writing and translation, and palace guard duty. They do not represent a single career. The exact institutions of the storehouse and kitchen posts, genealogical ties between the branches and individual appointment dates remain to be established. Source: Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy, vol. 58.
Sources and Bibliography
- Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 4 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 5 — 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.
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