Bo Liang

Overview

Bo Liang is a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Bordered White Banner, recorded in Volume Thirteen of the official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans compiled during the Qianlong reign. His family resided in Saerhu, and the year of his submission to the Qing dynasty is unknown. His official position is not recorded. His grandson, Zhengdehe, served as a defense officer. Another grandson, Fuhada, participated in battles in Jianchang, Jiangxi; Shaozhou, Guangdong; and Yunnan, and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his merits. This title was later inherited by his son, Fudali, and grandson, Songguanbaoxiang.

The term "appointed as a defense officer" indicates a commissioned or acting position and cannot be directly interpreted as an actual appointment. Defense officers participated in the basic management and guard duties of the military. Yunqiwei was a hereditary title for meritorious officials; its inheritance by descendants did not automatically imply succession to the actual position of defense officer. The merits and military experiences of three generations must be separated from Bo Liang's own record, and the year of his submission cannot be added to the records of an ancestor whose submission year is unknown.

His great-grandson, Haibao, served as a city gate officer, and Pian Tuji is currently a Xiaoqixiao (a military officer in the early Qing dynasty). His great-great-grandson, Jiushi, is currently a defense officer. The city gate captain was responsible for guarding the city gates, while the cavalry captain was responsible for managing the banner troops. "Ninety" refers to a person's name, not the number of garrison troops. The location of Saerhu can be referenced from the current site of Saerhu City in Fushun, but this is still insufficient to identify the village where this branch resides. The term of office, direct paternal lineage, and the dates of the battle still need to be verified by the original inscriptions and archives.