Liuliu

Overview

Liuliu is a member of the Xilin Gioro clan, Bordered Blue Banner, recorded in Volume 17 of the Qing Dynasty official clan genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. His family had lived in Wangqin for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The name "Liuliu" retains the initial "ku" character and should not be changed to another name simply because its pronunciation is uncommon. The original genealogy records that his grandson, Zhuntui, served as a Xieling (assistant commander), his great-grandson, Yuntui, served as zuoling (council commander), and another great-grandson, Ahanikan, served as a Xiaoqixiao (valiant cavalry officer) in the campaign in Jiangxi, fighting in Ji'an, and subsequently died in battle in Shaozhou, Guangdong. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, Arsai, and his descendant, Afaha. Xiaoqixiao was a junior officer in the Eight Banners' Xiaoqi Battalion; zuoling was responsible for the household registration and military records of the banner people under his command; Xieling was the commander in the banner camp or garrison system. The text does not specify Zhuntui's place of service, so a specific garrison could not be designated. Yunqiwei was a hereditary military title that could be inherited according to regulations; the posthumous conferment indicates that Ahanikan received this honor after his death. Liu Liu's great-grandson Yong'ai served as a military commander, and Ahali served as a scribe, indicating that this branch of the family held both military and clerical positions. The scribe handled Manchu and Chinese documents, translations, and archives, and their duties differed from those of military command.