Tudali

Overview

Tudali was a member of the Ulanara clan of the Bordered White Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. His original genealogy records that he was transferred from the Plain Yellow Banner, and his family had lived in Ulan for generations. The official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 23, records that he was the third son of Budan, the elder brother of Mantai. He submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty and served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief. His son, Amuqi, served as a Second-Class Imperial Guard; his grandson, Alinbao, served as Commander of the Imperial Guard; and Tunahai served as a Secretary. Later generations also held positions as guards, censors, and scribes. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief was responsible for the military and political affairs of the Eight Banners under his jurisdiction; the Commander of the Imperial Guard was in charge of the Imperial Guard Battalion; and the Secretary was a ministerial-level official. Their responsibilities differed. The biography also details the son of Tudali's elder brother, Aqi, Nikan: Nikan received a hereditary title due to administrative and military merits. He died without an heir, and his title was inherited by four relatives. This branch of the family's history cannot be attributed to Tudali himself. The inheritance of a hereditary title was not the same as four people jointly holding a single position in a government office. Today, there is a Manchu town called Wula Street in Longtan District, Jilin City, which can provide information about the Wula region. However, the specific village and settlement of the original family in the genealogy still needs to be verified separately. The time and reason for the change of banner are currently unclear in the transmitted documents.