Gebeku of the Irgen Gioro Clan

Origins and military career

Gebeku belonged to the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain White Banner. His family was historically associated with Jakumu and entered the Manchu polity in its early period. Volume 15 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banner Manchu Clans* records that Gebeku took part in the campaign through the Shanhai Pass and military operations in the Qingdu area while serving as a Guard officer known as *hujun canling*. He received the hereditary rank of *qiduwei* (Cavalry Commandant). He subsequently died fighting forces associated with Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan and was posthumously granted an additional *yunqiwei* merit rank. His military appointment, hereditary distinction and posthumous award are separate matters.

Inheritance and the deeds of his successors

Gebeku's son Guanbu inherited the hereditary rank and received an increase to third-class *qingche duwei* under an imperial act of grace. After Guanbu's death, his elder brother Weihe succeeded. The genealogy also recounts Weihe's participation in naval fighting around Zhoushan and operations at Yiling in Huguang. Weihe was killed in combat and received a further posthumous addition. These exploits belong to Weihe, not to Gebeku's own service record. With Weihe leaving no son, succession moved to a nephew's branch; later adjustments removed additions that had originated from imperial grace or subsequent military merit.

A later descendant, Seketu, formerly held the substantive office of Rehe superintendent or governor, which should not be confused with the inherited rank.

Documentary cautions

The genealogy's designation of a “current holder” refers to the eighteenth-century compilation period. The modern geographical identification of Jakumu, some original place-name characters and the complicated collateral succession sequence warrant further checking against official registers. The existing account does not support additional invented battlefield episodes or troop numbers.