Lata

Overview

Lata was a member of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Ayan Gioro clan, whose family had lived in Yehe Wusu Village for generations. The year he submitted to the Qing dynasty is unknown. Volume 18 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, states that he was of the same clan as Xing'erli, a fellow villager of the Bordered Blue Banner, and that several generations of their descendants held official positions. His great-grandson, Yue Nai, served as a defense officer; his great-great-grandsons, Hayartu, served as a Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank); Tian Chang as a guard captain; Wei Cun as an infantry captain; and Fa Cun and Yue Se also served as cavalry captains at that time. His fourth-generation descendant, Yiling'a, served as a guard captain, and Huang Mao served as a scribe. Defense officers, cavalry captains, guard captains, and infantry captains were respectively affiliated with the banner's garrison, cavalry, guard, and infantry units. Although all had military functions, they cannot be listed as the same position. The scribe handled Manchu-Chinese documents, translation, and archives. The institution Huang Mao served in is unclear here, and it is inappropriate to assign him to a specific department. Xing'erli and Lata were of the same clan and village, yet belonged to different banners; clan identity and banner management should be explained separately. The year of submission is unknown and cannot be filled in by referring to the early submission of Xing'e Li. This entry does not record Lata's personal position, and the modern location and paternal lineage of Yehe Wusu Village still need to be verified.