Shao Zhan

Overview

Shao Zhan was a member of the Yehe Nara clan of the Bordered Blue Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. He was of the same clan as Jin Taishi, and his ancestral home was in Yehe. He submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Volume 22 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he participated in the Huguang campaign as a military officer and died in battle in Hengzhou Prefecture. The court posthumously awarded him the title of Yunqiwei (a military rank). His son, Harfeiyan, and grandson, Fobao, successively inherited the title. Another grandson, Wushiliu, served as Xiaoqixiao (another military rank) at the time of compilation. A military officer was a junior officer in the military battalion, whose duties were related to the training, guard duty, and expeditions of his unit. Yunqiwei, on the other hand, was a hereditary title granted for military merit or as a form of imperial favor, and was inherited according to regulations. The original text clearly states that it was posthumously awarded, and should be separated from his official position during his lifetime. Xiaoqixiao was a junior military rank in another battalion system; the appearance of Wushiliu after the inheritance record does not necessarily mean he was also a successor to Yunqiwei. Wushiliu in the sentence is a personal name, recorded as Shao Zhan's grandson, not Wushiliu, a Xiaoqixiao. The core story here is that Shao Zhan died in battle in Hengzhou and his family continued his official position after his death. His descendants provided clues about the family by holding office, but the specific date of his death was not given.