Tunbu

Overview

Tunbu was a member of the Dong'e clan of the Bordered Red Banner of the Manchus in the early Qing Dynasty, and the younger brother of Lukesu. In Volume 8 of the official clan genealogy compiled during the Qianlong reign, the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, under the entry for Lukesu, records that his brother led 400 men to surrender at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, while Tunbu's branch is listed separately under the Bordered Red Banner. The original book records that the two branches belonged to different banners; Tunbu's branch should not be changed to the Plain White Banner simply because his elder brother belonged to it.

His son, Baihei, served as a zuoling (military officer), and his grandson, Tuoluohui, also served as a zuoling. Suisun served as a Dianyi (ceremonial officer), and Suiheduo served as Yuanwailang (assistant official). Another grandson, Kesege, participated in the Shandong campaign as a Hujunxiao (military officer), leading the attack on Andongwei and becoming a Yunqiwei (a military rank), which was passed down to his son, Harji. zuoling managed the lower-level military households, Hujunxiao was a Hujunying (military battalion) position, Dianyi involved etiquette, Yuanwailang was a civil official in the ministry, and Yunqiwei was a hereditary title.

Harji was granted the title of Qiduwei by imperial decree, which was later inherited by his uncle's son, Shushu. Shushu was further promoted to Yunqiwei for his meritorious service in the campaign against Zhoushan, and served as a deputy commander and assistant commander. His descendant, Niman, served as a censor and assistant commander. Nishan, after having his imperial decree revoked, inherited the title of Qiduwei. Military merits, imperial decrees, and various official positions should be traced back separately and cannot be attributed to the ancestor Tunbu. The descendant Changtai was a student of the Imperial Academy, which was a qualification for schooling rather than an official position. The specific time of banner registration allocation, the prefecture to which the ceremony was held, and the complex chain of succession still need to be verified by the original printed edition.