Turhun

Overview

Turhun was a member of the Tongyan Gioro clan of the Bordered Blue Banner. His family had lived in Yarhu for generations and submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Volume 18 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, mainly records the official positions of his descendants, without providing specific military achievements, birth and death dates, or official duties. His great-grandson, Shushu, served as a Zuo Ling (military officer); Hushiba and Huase served as Yuanwailang (assistant officials); Manpi served as a Deputy Commander-in-Chief; and Fase served as a Bitieshi (scribe). His great-great-grandson, Shuluhun, served as a Zuo Ling; Erge and Fuchang served as Hujunxiao (military officer) and Bitieshi (scribe) respectively when the genealogy was compiled. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief assisted in managing banner affairs or garrison military and political affairs; the Zuo Ling was responsible for basic affairs such as household registration and military records; the Hujunxiao belonged to the Hujun system and was not at the same level as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Yuanwailang were officials in government offices, and their duties varied depending on the institution; Bitieshi handled Manchu and Chinese documents and translated archives, and were part of the multilingual administrative system of the Qing dynasty. These positions cannot all be attributed to Turhun himself, nor can it be concluded that all of them served in the same battalion or garrison simply because he and his descendants belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner. The historical location of Lake Yar and the direct paternal lineage between the great-grandsons need further verification.