Hu Mi Se

Overview

Humise was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain White Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Hunehe for generations and were of the same clan as Wencha. He submitted to the Qing Dynasty at its inception. Volume Thirteen of the official clan genealogy, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, compiled during the Qianlong reign, records that Zhahai Huse sent Gumubulu with poison to Nurhaci. Upon learning of this, Humise rushed to report it, was awarded the title of Cavalry Captain, and ordered his son, Muertai, to inherit the position. This is a specific narrative preserved in the genealogy; the source of this historical material should be noted, and the figures and events involved require further verification from earlier archives.

Muertai later distinguished himself in the conquest of Heilongjiang and was given half a Zuo-ling (military command) to manage. After retiring in old age, his younger brother, Buku, inherited the position and managed this organization. Later, due to population growth, it was expanded into a full Zuo-ling. "Half a Zuo-ling" here refers to the organizational scale and should not be interpreted literally as half an official, nor should a fixed number of households be given without the original text. The Cavalry Captain was a hereditary title, while the management of the Zuo-ling was a banner-level responsibility; when brothers inherited the position, each position had to be retained separately.

Sun Hang'ai once served as Minister of Revenue and concurrently as a military commander, and Bo Duoli also has independent meritorious service records, so they cannot be transferred to Hu Mi Se's personal resume. The title of Zhiyi Zheng, held by his great-grandson Sengbao, differs in character form from that of Zhiyi Zheng in the Luanyiwei section of the *Draft History of the Qing Dynasty*, which records Qing Dynasty history and institutions; therefore, the original title will be retained pending verification and will not be changed to Dianyi. The details of his succession, poisoning incidents, original residence, and term of office still need to be verified against the original engraving and other original historical materials.