Faktu

Overview

Faktu was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in the Akuri region for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The official clan genealogy of the Qianlong era, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 14, includes him in the clan list for that region. It records that his great-grandson Zhangbao served as a Blue-Lanyard Guard, Zhasu as a current Third-Class Guard, and Mukdesh as a current "Blue-Collar Guard." However, the original entries do not mention his official title; these three positions pertain to his great-grandson and cannot be considered Faktu's personal resume.

Guards were part of the Qing Dynasty's system of close bodyguards and attendants to the emperor. Third-Class Guards and Blue-Lanyard Guards had distinct ranks and positions. The blue feather was a rank insignia related to the official hat's plume; the title cannot be simply interpreted as an ordinary soldier wearing blue feathers, nor can it be used to assume that a prince's residence was a guard; guards and guards belonged to different official systems.

The electronic text at Mukdesh's entry uses "Blue-Collar," while the same entry for Zhangbao uses "Blue-Lanyard." This may involve transcription issues and should be retained for verification. The original information should not be overwritten without verification. The current position refers to the person in office at the time of genealogy compilation. The article does not specify the guard duties at the palace gate, term of office, military achievements, or the names of fathers in each generation; these will not be fabricated. Akuri is a historical place name, and the existing evidence is insufficient to correspond to a modern village; the original characters of the name, the differences between blue-collar and blue-feathered ranks, and the kinship of descendants require further verification.