Zheerqin of the Irgen Gioro Clan

Recorded office and family context

Zheerqin appears in volume 15 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banner Manchu Clans* as an Irgen Gioro clansman of the Plain Yellow Banner. His family was associated with Muhelin and joined the Manchu polity in its formative period. Unlike many brief ancestral entries in the genealogy, this one names an office held by the principal subject: Zheerqin formerly served as a *yizhang*, a title for the head of a wing or subdivision in certain Qing military or institutional organizations.

Offices in subsequent generations

His son Huise formerly served as a *fangyu*, or Defence Officer; his grandson Tuose served as a *langzhong*, an officer handling departmental administration. These posts must be distinguished from Zheerqin's wing command. A *fangyu* was a military title, while a *langzhong* belonged to the administrative bureaucracy. Repetition of official service in different generations does not demonstrate that the *yizhang* appointment was transmitted hereditarily.

The title *yizhang* occurred in different kinds of Qing institutions, including military or mausoleum-related organizations. Because the family entry does not identify Zheerqin's employer or location, it would be speculative to assign him to a particular imperial tomb guard or unit. The title certainly does not describe a modern aviation officer.

Evidentiary limits

The source does not provide Huise's military posting, Tuose's department, or any of their terms of service. It also does not independently establish that Tuose was necessarily Huise's son rather than another grandson in the line. Muhelin remains a historical locality in need of geographical identification. The original text and appointment registers are necessary to reconstruct the family more precisely.