Zhang Wuli

Overview

Zhang Wuli was a member of the Tatara clan of the Plain Red Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in the Changbai Mountains region for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The official clan genealogy of the Qianlong era, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 11, does not mention his official position. It mainly records that his son, Harang'a, participated in battles at Yangping Pass in Sichuan as a cavalry officer, and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his merits. He later served as a zuoling (military officer), and his son, Hakesan, inherited the title after his death. Another son, Wushitai, served as a Fangyu (defense officer), and his great-grandson, Suohun, is recorded as the current Fangyu.

The titles of Xiaoqixiao and zuoling belonged to the Eight Banners military and political management system. zuoling was both a basic organizational unit and an official title for managing that unit. Yunqiwei was a hereditary title for meritorious officials. Hakesan inherited the hereditary title mentioned in the original text, and therefore cannot be written as succeeding Harang'a as a zuoling official. Fangyu here is also a military title, not a general term for participation in defense.

Changbai Mountains is a historical geographical name for the mountainous region of Northeast China. Modern Changbai Mountain Management Committee data places the core area of ​​the main peak in southeastern Jilin Province, but the "Changbai Mountain region" in the genealogy cannot be narrowed down to the present-day scenic area or a specific village without verification. The original entry does not specify the family migration route, the dates of the Halang'a battle, or the complete paternal lineage between Wu Shitai and Suohun; the geographical scope and genealogical order should be preserved, awaiting supplementary verification from the original inscription, local chronicles, and military merit records.