Delengge

Overview

Delengge was a member of the Fucha clan of Zakuta in the early Qing Dynasty's Bordered White Banner. His family had lived in Zakuta for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 25, records that his grandson, Enei, served as a zuoling (banner-company commander). His great-grandson, Kazhu, was awarded the rank of Third-class Qingche duwei for his competence, and gradually rose to First-class Qingche duwei and concurrently Yunqiwei (a military rank) due to his service in Heilongjiang, Shandong, and the conquest of the Central Plains. His son, Lazhu, inherited the title and participated in the battles of Xiamen and Maolushan in Huguang, being promoted to Third-Class Baron. Later, when the title passed to Zhalhanga, the additional imperial edicts were removed, but he retained the title of First-class Qingche duwei and concurrently Yunqiwei. The origins of these titles involved administrative assessments, military merits, and imperial edicts, and cannot be simply attributed to battlefield promotions. Qingche duwei, Baron, and Yunqiwei were hereditary titles, while zuoling was the actual administrative officer of the banner's troops. The original genealogy also records that his great-grandson, Bursai, and great-great-grandson, Hushiba, both held the positions of Qiduwei and concurrently Yunqiwei, and lists other descendants holding positions such as Langzhong (a military officer) and Hujun Canling (a military officer in charge of the army). These different hereditary and military ranks still need to be examined separately and cannot be combined into a single title for Delengge himself. The specific location of Zakuta, the official institutions of Kazhu, and the time of succession of the entire hereditary title still need to be supplemented by original inscriptions and official documents.