Luo Luohun

Overview

Luo Luohun was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan in the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Saerhu for generations and were of the same clan as the Guala clan. He submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans, *The General Genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans*, compiled during the Qianlong reign, lists him first as belonging to the Bordered White Banner, and then records a change of affiliation from the Bordered Yellow Banner, indicating a change in the clan's banner affiliation. The original entry did not record his official position; his military achievements were mainly attributed to his great-grandson, Tahai, and his descendants.

Tahai, initially a minor official, distinguished himself in the campaign against Kongtu and was appointed a Zuo Ling (military officer). He later died in battle at Songshan and was posthumously awarded the title of Cavalry Captain. He had no heir, so his younger brother, Gubahai, inherited the title and became a Zuo Ling. Gubahai's son, Saihei, participated in the Zhoushan naval battle, the Jiangxi battle, and the Huguang battle, and was subsequently granted hereditary titles. "Minor official" was a bannerman's status; posthumous titles and the Zuo Ling position cannot be combined into a single post.

Later generations also include records of Junior Chamberlain, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Baidune, Chief Secretary, Guard, and Imperial Academy Student. The Junior Chamberlain belonged to the official system of the Chamberlain's Office, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief was responsible for military and political affairs such as the garrisoning of banner troops, and the Imperial Academy Students were those with an educational background. Since the official positions differed and spanned multiple generations, they could not be linked together as a personal ancestral promotion chart. The year of banner change, the Kongtu battlefield, the succession without heirs, and the old site of Saerhu Village still require corroboration from the original inscriptions, local chronicles, and archives.