Junbulu

Overview

Zhunbulu was a member of the Tatara clan, a bondservant of the Bordered Red Banner, in the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 11 of the official clan genealogy compiled during the Qianlong reign, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his ancestral home was Zakumu. He submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty and served as a First-Class Imperial Guard and concurrently a Zuo Ling (military officer). Bondservants were a specific social class and organizational category within the Eight Banners; this entry records both their bondservant status and their positions as Imperial Guard and Zuo Ling, indicating that bondservantes cannot be simply interpreted as ordinary servants without official rank, nor can they all be categorized under the three banners of the Emperor's Imperial Household Department.

First-Class Imperial Guards belonged to the Imperial Guard system, while Zuo Ling managed the corresponding banner's personnel register. Holding both positions simultaneously indicates that both responsibilities are recorded in the individual's record. His son, Niyaha, served as a seventh-rank official, and Jingge served as a second-class guard and concurrently a Zuo Ling; the original entry only lists Niyaha's official rank, not his specific job title. Guards belonged to the guard system of princely residences and must be explained separately from the Emperor's Imperial Guards.

The grandson, Jishiha, served as treasurer; Hese served as ceremonial officer; and Varda served as captain and lieutenant commander. Several other descendants were also military officers. The treasurer managed the treasury, and the ceremonial officer was involved in the ceremonial affairs of the royal household, indicating that the family's positions were not limited to a single military post. The original text does not specify the royal household, treasury, or term of office, and the multiple generations of names do not constitute a complete father-son genealogy; further verification through the original inscription and archives is needed.