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Pujia Hala: Military, Ceremonial, and Astronomical Service

Ancestral localities, banner affiliation, and genealogical evidence

The Pujia clan appears in volume 61 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with Xingshan as its ancestral home. Benzhu of the Bordered Red Banner was.

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Clan and Banner Background

The Pujia clan appears in volume 61 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with Xingshan as its ancestral home. Benzhu of the Bordered Red Banner was registered as booi; his date of submission is unknown. He served as a guard-company officer. His son Yazhu became a ceremonial official; the grandson Shelengtai served as a guard-company officer; and great-grandsons Shuanglu, Chelu, and Dezhu respectively entered ceremonial service, guard command, and a specialized astronomical post.

Family Service and Distinctions

The designation tianwensheng belonged to institutions concerned with astronomy and calendrical calculation, to be interpreted with reference to Qing organizations such as the Astronomical Bureau. It should not be translated mechanically as the modern academic qualification “astronomy student.” Ceremonial officials likewise worked in a different establishment from guard-company officers.

Kinship, Succession, and Evidence

Booi described an affiliation and household-status category, not a single profession. The presence of several forms of work within Benzhu's descendants illustrates the family's range of service but does not imply that Benzhu himself held every post. Nor does an astronomical appointment held by Dezhu establish that the entire clan practised astronomy. The exact Xingshan site, offices, and genealogical links still need verification.

Sources and Bibliography

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