Delsufyin

Overview

Deersufangyin was a member of the Niohuru clan and the great-uncle of Esulelebakeshi. Volume Five of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* lists him as belonging to the Bordered White Banner, having submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. It notes that his branch was transferred from the Plain Yellow Banner; the genealogy states he was the second son of Zhaosanba, and had clan ties with the branch to which Eidu belonged.

The original book required separate kinship terms and generational distinctions for descendants, and did not automatically assign high-ranking official positions to individuals based on the prominence of their clan. His fifth-generation descendant, Supuxing Amergen, held a sixth-rank official position, as did his sixth-generation descendant, Guyanzhu; the rank only indicates rank, not responsibilities, and cannot be inferred to be a clerk or military officer.

His sixth-generation descendant, Sahalian, served as Minister of the Military Equipment Bureau, responsible for the uniforms and equipment of the palace; Nangwu served as a Zuo Ling (military officer) and acting Hujun Canling (military commander), concurrently holding positions in grassroots banner affairs and temporary military posts. Later generations also held qualifications such as Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), translation Jinshi, and Jiansheng (student of the Imperial Academy), which were educational and examination-based positions, not necessarily equivalent to actual official appointments. The complete connection of the year of the change of banner, the lineage before and after, and a suspected transcription error in the name of a department still need to be verified by the original inscription. This article does not infer the official position of Delsu Fangyin himself based on the position of his descendants.