Anduka

Overview

Anduka was a member of the Shumulu clan of the Bordered Red Banner of the Manchus during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Hunchun for generations, and the exact time of his submission is unknown. The official clan genealogy of the Qianlong era, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume Six, lists him in the appendix of clans in the same region, recording that his great-grandson Wutuna served as a Xiaoqixiao (xiaoqixiao, a military officer in the cavalry), and his great-great-grandson Hecheng'e served as a Hujunxiao (hujunxiao, a military officer in the guards) at the time of compilation, providing information on the military positions of these two generations of descendants.

A Xiaoqixiao was a junior officer in the Xiaoqi Battalion, while a Hujunxiao managed soldiers within the Hujun system; both involved training, military service, and camp affairs, but belonged to different camps and cannot be combined into a single title. The original text does not mention granting titles or inheritance, therefore these two official records should not be rewritten as a hereditary military post.

Great-grandson and great-great ... The Bordered Red Banner indicates the banner affiliation, and Hunchun indicates the original residence region. The lack of a recorded year of submission means that it cannot be precisely assigned to a specific emperor's reign. Hunchun can be understood by referring to the present-day Hunchun area in Jilin, but the specific old settlement still needs to be verified with local gazetteers. Anduka's official position, the father-son relationship among his descendants, and the actual appointment date are not recorded. This article only presents the clearly established generations and military positions.