Daitukuhali

Overview

Daitukuhali was a member of the Tatara clan of the Plain White Banner of the Manchus during the early Qing Dynasty, residing in Zakumu. Volume 11 of the official clan genealogy compiled during the Qianlong reign, *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, he led his descendants and fifty local households to submit to the Qing, forming a zuoling (military command), managed by Ying'erdai, the son of his second son, Noyimodo. The submission of the clan members and the appointment of the grandson as the administrator are separate events and should be described separately.

The zuoling managed the basic banner-registered military households. Ying'erdai later participated in the Liaoshen and Beijing campaigns, serving as Minister of Revenue and concurrently as a Commander-in-Chief. Due to his military merits and performance evaluations, he was successively promoted, eventually reaching the rank of Second-Class Duke. The Minister of Revenue was the head of a ministry responsible for finance and other affairs, while the Commander-in-Chief was a high-ranking banner-level military officer; titles were hereditary. The biography of Ying'erdai in the *Draft History of the Qing Dynasty* can be cross-checked to verify his personal experiences; it is incorrect to attribute a grandson's dukedom to his grandfather.

Daitukuhali's eldest son, Tuobo, was recorded as a Doroi Efu (imperial son-in-law), and his second son also had a royal marriage. The term "Efu" refers to the husband of a woman of the imperial family, distinct from ordinary military officers. His great-grandson, Sunahai, served as a Grand Secretary of the National History Academy and concurrently as Minister of Revenue. His descendants also held positions in translation, clerkship, and other ministries. The original text's annotation indicates that this branch shares the same clan as Luotun and Nalin, but being of the same clan across different banners does not equate to being from the same household. The transliteration of the eldest name, the location of Zakumu, and the complex family relationships still require verification from the original engraving.