Gazhu

Overview

Gazhu is a member of the Irgen Gioro clan recorded in Volume 15 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. The verifiable information provided in the original entry includes his affiliation with the Plain Yellow Banner, his ancestral home in "Xibali City," and his classification as "returning under the Tiancong banner." The Plain Yellow Banner indicates the banner organizational structure as seen at the time of the genealogy's compilation; banner classification reflects Qing dynasty military, political, and household registration information and cannot directly substitute for clan affiliation, modern ethnicity, or place of birth. "Returning under the Tiancong banner" is the genealogy's classification group; Tiancong was the reign title of Huang Taiji. The original entry does not provide specific years and months, so the timeframe cannot be further narrowed. His recorded resume states that his grandson, Chanjibu, originally served as an infantry officer. The kinship hierarchy and statuses such as "former" and "current" are retained as in the original entry. At this stage, Gazhu's official position, rank, or birth and death are not inferred from the official titles of his descendants. "Xibali City" retains the historical place name spelling from the genealogy; however, different places, spellings, and changes in jurisdiction are possible, and it cannot directly correspond to a specific administrative region today.