Yituli

Overview

Yituli was a member of the Namudulu clan of the Bordered Red Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. His ancestral home was in Suifen, and he submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Volume 21 of the official Qing Dynasty clan genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his son, Yierjina, served as a Xieling (assistant commander), and Sabina as a Bitieshi (scribe); his grandson, Yilede, served as a Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate; his great-grandson, Esheng'e, served as a Third-Class Guard, and Fashilan and Yitu served as Bitieshi; his great-great-grandson, Zhanbao, served as a Vanguard Commander, Faming as a Bitieshi, and Heshang as a Cavalry Commander. The position of Xieling was found in the military and political system of the Eight Banners garrisons, responsible for the troops under his command, and differed in nature from the Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a supervisory body. The Censorate was in charge of supervision, and the Vice Censor-in-Chief was an important official within it; Yilede's position should not be interpreted as a military post within the banner system simply because they were both bannermen. Guards primarily served the princes' residences, while imperial guards belonged to a separate system of palace guards; therefore, "Third-Class Guard" should not be rewritten as "Third-Class Imperial Guard." The term "bithesi" is a transliteration of the Manchu word, referring to officials who handled writing, translation, and document affairs. These generational records help identify the division of labor between civil and military officials within a family. Whether Ituli himself held an official position is not specified in the existing provisions.