Pahai

Overview

Pahai is a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner, listed 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 the year of his submission to the Qing dynasty is unknown. He once served as a cavalry officer. This group is separate from those who clearly submitted at the beginning of the dynasty; the chronological descriptions of adjacent entries cannot be moved to Pahai. The Bordered Yellow Banner records organizational affiliation, while the Irgen Gioro clan records family affiliation. The original entry does not provide birth and death dates or specific terms of office.

His son, Zhekune, once served as a Langzhong (a high-ranking official), and his grandson, Dangge, is recorded as a current Bitieshi (a low-ranking official). Langzhong was an official in the Qing dynasty's ministries and departments handling administrative affairs, not a common title for doctors. Since the official affiliation is not recorded, it cannot be determined whether Zhekune held a position in the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, or other specific departments. Bitieshi handled official documents, copying, and translation; the nature of the grandson's official title differs from that of his grandfather, the cavalry officer.

Manchu dictionaries use "bithesi" to correspond to "document" or "scribe," with "bithe" meaning book or written document, which helps readers understand this transliterated official title. However, it cannot be used to determine the actual works translated by Dangge or his language proficiency based on the general meaning of the word. "Xiaoqixiao" refers to the management of banner soldiers, and "currently" refers to his position at the time of compiling the book. This entry preserves clues about the different professional directions of three generations, but it lacks information on their place of office, complete paternal lineage, or the date of their allegiance. The modern location of Jiamuhu still requires further verification.