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Luotuo (Loto): Early Qing Prince and Banner Commander

English editorial translation of the Chinese source entry

Luotuo, also rendered Luotuo/Loto and with a different written form in the Draft History of Qing, was a member of the collateral imperial line descending from Šurhaci, Nurhaci's younger brother. He was the son of Zhaisangwu and Šurhaci's grandson, not a biological son of Nurhaci.…

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Name and lineage

Luotuo, also rendered Luotuo/Loto and with a different written form in the Draft History of Qing, was a member of the collateral imperial line descending from Šurhaci, Nurhaci's younger brother. He was the son of Zhaisangwu and Šurhaci's grandson, not a biological son of Nurhaci. The original source headword has been retained in the editorial master, but the written variants require final comparison with the primary edition used for the genealogy.

Early offices and changes in status

He fought against Ming forces in the Tiancong period and was granted the noble rank beizi in the early Chongde years. He also took part in operations toward Korea. In 1642 he became a chengzheng of the Censorate; he was then deprived of noble rank and confined, and later released after the Qing conquest. He subsequently received the ruling-clan distinction of zhenguo jiangjun. The early central administrative title chengzheng and a hereditary imperial-clan rank were different categories, not successive appointments to a single position.

Banner and expeditionary commands

In 1656 he was appointed gūsa ejen of the Bordered Blue Manchu Banner, later expressed in Chinese as dutong. He then held command at Jingzhou as a general assigned to suppress opposition in the south, assisted Hong Chengchou, and took part in operations toward Guizhou. Later service included responding to forces associated with the Zheng family. A banner-wide appointment and an expeditionary generalship had different responsibilities and durations. He died in 1665; records of his rank, banner office, and campaign duties should be kept chronologically distinct.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. Historical source 1 — zh.wikisource.org
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  3. Historical source 3 — zh.wikisource.org
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