Nazib

Overview

Naqibu was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Hunehe for generations and submitted to the Qing at the beginning of the dynasty. 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 was put in charge of the Zuo Ling (military command). His eldest son, Suerde, a former dismissed official, participated in battles in Jinzhou, the Central Plains, Henan, Jiangnan, and Fujian, earning the rank of Cavalry Captain and concurrently a Yunqiwei (a military rank). He later served as a Vanguard Commander and Zuo Ling. The term "dismissed official" indicates the status of a previously deposed official and cannot be considered as someone who had never held office and was essentially idle.

The Zuo Ling managed the basic organizational structure of the Eight Banners, while the Vanguard Commander was responsible for the military affairs of the Vanguard. Cavalry Captain and Yunqiwei were hereditary titles held by meritorious officials. Suerde's meritorious titles belonged to the eldest son's branch, subsequently succeeded by Suhuji, Xilatu, and others, with records showing reductions in the additions made by imperial decree. His seventh son, Sentehe, also participated in the Central Plains as a Guard Commander, earning the rank of Yunqiwei, forming another branch of hereditary succession. The two branches cannot be merged.

Other sons included Chief Secretary and Zuo Ling (military officer), and their descendants held positions such as Guard, Imperial Guard, and Deputy Commander of Xi'an. The Chief Secretary managed the affairs of the prefecture, the Guard was responsible for accompanying and protecting the Prince, and the Deputy Commander had the duty of garrisoning the banner garrison. If the specific prefecture was not recorded, it would not be added to the Prince's residence. The article also lists the descendants of the uncle Tumotu, which should be clearly identified as information from the uncle's branch of the family; the lengthy separation of names, the complex paternal lineage, and the location of Hunehe village in the original book still need to be verified in the original engraving.