Fu'erna

Overview

Fu'erna was a member of the Guarjia clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Manchus. His family had lived in Hada for generations and submitted to the Manchus during the Tiancong era. Volume 3 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that his son, Warda, served as a vanguard officer in the Fujian campaign, dying in battle at Jianyang County. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei (Yunqiwei), which was inherited by Warda's son, Bash, and grandson, Fushenbao.

The vanguard was responsible for reconnaissance, surveillance, and combat at the front of the army. The vanguard officer was a junior officer in this system; the Yunqiwei title was a hereditary military rank, awarded after death. Bash and Fushenbao inherited Warda's hereditary title, not the title of vanguard officer, and cannot be directly listed as Fu'erna's sons and grandsons.

Another branch of the family, Fu'erna's great-grandson Hecheng, served as a guard officer in the campaign against the Dzungars, dying in battle at Hetong Hurhanaor. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, Ulhu. Although both branches were awarded the title of Yunqiwei, their achievements stemmed from the military exploits of Warda and Hecheng respectively, and they cannot be considered to be on the same line of succession. Tiancong was the reign title of Huang Taiji's Later Jin dynasty. The fact that Furna surrendered to the Dzungar Khanate and fought against his successors were separated by different generations. The specific settlement of Hada, his official position, and the paternal names of the two branches still need to be supplemented by archives and original inscriptions.