Muqi Nagaha

Overview

Muqinagaha is a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner, recorded in Volume Twelve of the official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans compiled during the Qianlong reign. He lived in the Jiamuhu area and submitted to the Qing dynasty at its beginning. The original entry retains his full name but lacks his official position, birth and death dates, and detailed experiences. One cannot simply dissect his name or guess the meaning of Manchu words due to the complexity of the Chinese characters. The focus of the information is on the official positions held by his grandchildren from the Yuan dynasty onwards.

His grandson, Dangshan, served as a cavalry captain; Dasu served as a secretary; Korkun served as Minister of Revenue; Kongguodai served as a deputy commander; Qishibu served as a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and concurrently as Vice Minister of Rites; and Song'atai served as a scribe. The Minister of Revenue was in charge of finance, taxation, and grain administration. The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and concurrently Vice Minister of Rites had cabinet affairs and concurrent titles, so it cannot be stated that Korkun or Qishibu were in charge of all civil service positions nationwide. Dasu's position as a secretary is not specified by department, and he was not appointed as a secretary of the Ministry of Revenue simply because his contemporary Korkun was in the Ministry.

The cavalry captains and assistant commanders belonged to the military administration system, while the scribes were responsible for document drafting, copying, and translation. His great-grandsons included officials such as Assistant Minister and Minister, and his great-great-grandson Chang Baoji is currently the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard; the "Deputy" part must be retained. This list of officials across generations is not Muqinagaha's personal resume, nor does it constitute a continuous father-son genealogy; the original characters of names, terms of office, and the exact location of Jiamuhu still await verification from the original inscriptions and archives.