Lahamergen

Overview

Lahamergen was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Saerhu for generations, and he submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty, belonging to the same clan as the Guala. Volume Thirteen of the official clan genealogy compiled during the Qianlong reign, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he once served as Grand Minister and concurrently as a Zuo Ling (military officer). The Grand Minister was a high-ranking official serving close to the inner court, while the Zuo Ling managed the organization of the Eight Banners under his jurisdiction. The name "Mergen" in his eldest son's name was not translated without verification of the original language, nor could the clan relationship be changed to a confirmed brotherhood.

His eldest son, Gaha, served as a Zuo Ling; his second son, Wupu, served as a Xie Ling (assistant officer); and his third son, Fuka, participated in battles in Henan and Jiangnan as a Vanguard Guard, earning the rank of Yunqiwei (a military rank). Later, due to imperial decree and punishment, his rank was changed, and he served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Military ranks and hereditary titles for meritorious officials were established separately; a Vanguard Guard could not be simplified to an ordinary guard of a certain rank, and Fuka's military merits could not be transferred to his father's resume.

Sun Luodai was awarded the title of Yunqiwei during the Yunnan campaign, and his great-grandson Erdu also had military merits in Yunnan and Zhaomodo, forming different lineage records of nobility; these cannot all be included in the Fuka inheritance chain. Sun Zhuntai is only recorded as a seventh-rank official, without a specific title. The current and current successors in the original genealogy refer to the status at the time of compilation; the specific modern village location of Saerhu, intra-clan succession, and the term of office of each individual still need to be verified.