Mu Zhu Hu

Overview

Mu Zhuhu appears in the appendix to the Irgen Gioro clan in Volume 15 of the *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. Listed under the Plain White Banner, his ancestral home is recorded as "Wahumu," and his year of submission is listed as "Year of submission unknown." The genealogy records his resume as follows: he was originally a General Manager; his son, Mudun, was also originally a General Manager; and his grandson, Qian Jinbao, is currently a Third-Class Imperial Guard. The original entry explicitly lists this title under his name. The kinship hierarchy and statuses such as "original" and "current" are retained as in the original entry. At this stage, Mu Zhuhu's official position, rank, or birth and death dates are not inferred from the official positions of his descendants. Relevant institutional terms must be understood according to the Qing Dynasty context: a Third-Class Imperial Guard was a rank of imperial guard, primarily serving in the palace's guard and escort system; the year of service cannot be determined solely by the title; "General Manager" only indicates an administrative rank; without an institutional prefix, it cannot be arbitrarily identified as the General Manager of the Imperial Household Department, a prince's residence, or other government offices. "Wahumu" retains the historical place name spelling in genealogy books; there may be different places with the same name, different spellings, and changes in jurisdiction, so it cannot be directly matched with a certain administrative region today.