Yi La Qin

Overview

Yilaqin was a member of the Hesheli clan of the Manchu Plain Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Huifa for generations, and the exact time of his submission is unknown. He once served as a cavalry captain. The official clan genealogy of the Qianlong era, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 10, records that his son Niman served as a deputy general, Walda as a fifth-rank official, and Nimaltai as an eighth-rank official; his grandsons Weituobao and Yuzhu served as cavalry captains, Choketuo as a sixth-rank official, and Baozhu as an eighth-rank official.

A cavalry captain was a junior officer in the banner system; a deputy general was a title for officers in the Qing Dynasty's military system, and their duties were determined by their unit. Niman's specific military post was not assigned simply because his father belonged to a banner. The ranks of fifth, sixth, and eighth-rank officials only indicate the official grade, not the title or rank of the officer. It is not appropriate to arbitrarily fill in titles such as Langzhong, Fangyu, or a specific position.

The Plain Blue Banner managed military households, conscription, and social status. Descendants could obtain official positions through different channels; therefore, the ranks and titles listed for fathers and sons did not represent a unified promotion sequence. The original text also lacks records of hereditary titles, and the appointment of sons and grandsons to official positions does not equate to the inheritance of the same military merits and hereditary posts. Huifa is the original historical residence, and the unrecorded garrison posts cannot be used to infer modern migration routes. The individual's term of office, the institution to which Deputy General Niman belonged, and the paternal lineage of his grandchildren still require verification through the original inscriptions and resumes; records only indicating rank are preserved as is.