Norintai

Overview

Noyintai was a member of the Irgen Gioro clan of the Bordered Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Neyin for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The official clan genealogy compiled during the Qianlong reign, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 15, does not record his official positions. It does record that his son, He'erhun, served as an Imperial Censor; his grandson, Xibo, served as a Cavalry Commander; and Morhun served as an eighth-rank official. His great-grandson, Artu, served as an Infantry Commander; Maika served as a Cavalry Commander; and Farsa is recorded as the current Cavalry Commander. Each person's position and generational order are retained separately and not transferred to the ancestor's personal experience.

Imperial Censors participated in supervisory affairs; Cavalry Commanders participated in the management of banner troops; and Infantry Commanders participated in the basic management of the infantry. The eighth-rank official position is only recorded in terms of rank; Morhun's official title or rank cannot be added simply because a contemporary held a military post. The distinction between civil and military positions is explained, indicating that the family descendants engaged in different jobs and were not records of successive promotions within the same institution.

The current official title refers to the one held at the time of genealogy compilation. Repeating the title of the cavalry officer does not imply hereditary succession to the same position. The original record also did not specify the father, garrison location, and term of office for each generation. Neyin is a historical ancestral residence; its modern location and specific village still require verification through local gazetteers. The original character of Nuoyintai's name, the period during which he served as censor, and the complete paternal lineage and official records of his descendants still need verification. Therefore, it is impossible to supplement any missing military achievements, academic records, or writings.