Ksine

Overview

Kexine was a member of the Yehe Nara clan of the Bordered White Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. He was of the same clan as Jintai Shi and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His biography is included in Volume 22 of the official Qing Dynasty clan genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, with details concentrated in the section on his descendants. His grandsons included Bojili, the Wing Commander of the Imperial Mausoleum; his great-grandson Aisongwu participated in military operations in Taiyuan, Yan'an, and the pursuit of Tengjisi as an Assistant Secretary, earning the title of Yunqiwei and later serving as Deputy Commander-in-Chief and zuoling. Hereditary titles were rewards for military merit and should be described separately from the actual positions held by civil officials and banner officers. The Wing Commander of the Imperial Mausoleum was an official responsible for the garrison and management of the imperial mausoleum, with duties centered around its defense; the Deputy Commander-in-Chief managed the banner troops and military and political affairs under his command. The entry also records that his great-great-grandson Bakta, as a Principal Secretary, participated in an expedition and died in battle during the mutiny of Wang Fuchen in Ningqiang Prefecture. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was subsequently inherited by his sons Kasali and Qingtai. Principals and Assistant Secretaries were ministerial-level officials; their participation in expeditions did not change the civil nature of their original titles. These experiences cannot be attributed to Krzysztof ...