Emoktu Baturu

Overview

Emoktu Baturu was a member of the Yehe Nara clan of the Plain Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Yehe for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at its inception. Volume 22 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he initially served as a military officer in the campaign against Datong, leading the assault on Bao'an City and earning the title of Baturu and the rank of Third-class Qingche duwei. He subsequently participated in battles in Heilongjiang, Shandong, Jinzhou, and after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, in Ansu and Qingdu, and also participated in the Sichuan campaign. His hereditary titles were gradually increased, eventually reaching the rank of First-Class Baron, and he served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief and concurrently as a zuoling (banner-company commander). He was posthumously honored with the title Xiangzhuang. The entry consists of his name Emoktu and the bestowed title Baturu. The title and the separately granted titles of Qingche duwei and Baron should be recorded separately. Military officer, deputy commander-in-chief, and zuoling were actual official positions, while Qingche duwei and Baron were hereditary titles that could be inherited according to regulations. His sons, Zhuo Shiqi and Hu Shitun, inherited the title one after another. Another son, Chun Dui, distinguished himself in Huangcaoba, Yunnan, and was awarded the title of independent Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, E Suoli. This situation, where a family had different military merits and hereditary titles, cannot be written as Emoktu's title having only one line of inheritance, nor can Chun Dui's achievements in Yunnan be transferred to his father.