Baiyindai

Overview

Baiyindai was a member of the Hesheli clan of the Bordered Blue Banner of the Manchus in the early Qing Dynasty. He was of the same clan as Niyintaha and lived in Hada. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, he and his brothers submitted to the Qing. Volume Nine of the official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans, compiled during the Qianlong reign, records that he was in charge of a portion of the Zuoling (military units). The character "Fengge Zuoling" in the electronic text is pending verification; the main text does not directly replace doubtful characters with confirmed unit numbers.

His brothers, Daigun and Wentai, served as Zuoling, and Wencha served as a military officer. His grandson, Laigun, rose from First-Class Imperial Guard to Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet and concurrently Vice Minister of Rites. He was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his meritorious service in the campaign against Huguang and was later promoted to Qiduwei by imperial decree. Palace guards, central civil officials, and hereditary titles were different levels; Laigun's promotions and titles did not belong to his grandfather.

Laigun later held hereditary titles such as Warda, Hulanbu, Yatu, and Suleng'e. When Suleng'e inherited the title, the imperial decree was revoked, and he returned to Yunqiwei. The fact that his nephew Songzhu served as Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall and concurrently as Minister of Rites indicates that a collateral branch held high-ranking civil positions, but does not mean that Baiyindai also served as a Grand Secretary. The Zuo Ling (zuoling (company captain)) was involved in the management of military households, and the Hujunxiao (hujunxiao) belonged to the Hujunying (Hu Jun Ying) department. This text retains information on clan affiliation and intergenerational succession; however, doubtful characters in the original text, the old site of the Hada family, and complex connections between uncles and aunts still require verification based on the original inscription.