Household and genealogical scope
Ekeqin belonged to the Irgen Gioro clan of the Plain Yellow Banner. His family's earlier home was associated with Neyin, and the household entered the Manchu polity in its formative period. Volume 15 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banner Manchu Clans* records no office held by Ekeqin himself. It does, however, preserve the careers and educational qualifications of several descendants.
Civil servants in later generations
Ekeqin's grandson Nangjili formerly served as provincial financial commissioner (*buzhengshi*) of Gansu, a senior office with fiscal and civil administrative responsibilities. The named province is an important part of the record. A great-grandson, Nafu, held the post of *langzhong*, a departmental officer, but the text does not identify his ministry and does not imply that he worked in Gansu. Another great-grandson, Naxi, formerly served as a *bitieshi*, responsible for official documentation and often translation. It would be unwarranted to invent a particular translation project or administrative agency for him.
Examination and educational distinctions
A more distant descendant, Dashiji, was recorded as a *jinshi*, having attained a degree in the metropolitan civil-service examination system. Two others, Dashizhong and Dashibai, were *jiansheng*, holders of an educational status connected with the Imperial Academy. Neither qualification establishes that the person received a specific government appointment. *Jinshi* and *jiansheng* were also different educational categories and should not be merged.
Remaining questions
The descendants' offices and degrees do not establish an official career for Ekeqin. The locality of Neyin, Dashiji's examination year, Nangjili's term in Gansu and the complete paternal sequence remain to be corroborated against original genealogical, biographical and administrative records.
Sources and Bibliography
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- Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 4 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 5 — zh.wikisource.org
Source links were inherited from the research manuscript. Individual assertions have not all been independently verified against archival originals.
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