Waguli

Overview

Waguli was a member of the Fucha clan of Zakuta in the Bordered White Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. He was of the same clan as Delengge and lived in Zakuta for generations, submitting to the Qing at the beginning of the dynasty. Volume 25 of the official Qing clan genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he participated in the Qing army's invasion of the Central Plains as a defender, and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his merits. He was promoted to Third-class Qingche duwei through three imperial edicts. After his death, his eldest son Yintai, second son Mutai, and great-grandson Murzhan inherited the title. After Murzhan's death, his brother Changrong inherited the title, but the imperial edicts removed the additional rank, and he retained the title of Yunqiwei. His fifth-generation descendant, Fuyou, was a Deputy Military Officer at the time of compilation. Defense was a military rank in the Eight Banners, while Yunqiwei and Qingche duwei were hereditary titles. The granting of hereditary titles cannot be interpreted as a change of command to another army; the Deputy Military Officer position was an actual post held by his descendants. This record shows three stages: his own military merits, the continuation of the title by his descendants, and the reduction of imperial edicts. Yintai and Mutai were brothers, not two generations of father and son passing the title sequentially. The original genealogy clearly states that they are of the same clan, but it does not specify that Waguri and Delengge are brothers. Zakuta is the ancestral name, and its modern location, the dates of succession, and the specific institution of the Deputy Military Academy still need to be verified.