Iraq

Overview

Ilari was a member of the Fuca clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Yueketong'e City 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 27, records that he was of the same clan as Bash, who lived in the same banner and region. His great-grandson, Song'ai, served as a military commander (Bian Jun Can Ling) at the time of compilation, and Dalantai served as a second-class imperial bodyguard. A military commander (Bian Jun Can Ling) was a military officer in charge of the military battalion, responsible for commanding his troops and involved in their training, guard duties, and military operations. A second-class imperial bodyguard belonged to the Qing court's guard ranks, with a different service system than a military commander (Bian Jun Can Ling). These two positions cannot be interpreted as a superior-subordinate relationship. The clan association note provides clues about their relationship, but it does not mean that Ilari and Bash were necessarily brothers, nor can their descendants be included in the direct line of Chongshunbaben simply because they lived nearby. Ilari is a personal name here, not a direct reference to the Ilari clan; the original entry still identifies him as a member of the Fuca clan. Yueketong'e City is the name of my ancestral home. Its modern location still needs to be verified by original geographical data, and its location cannot be determined based on place names with similar pronunciations. My official title, the specific date of my submission, the terms of office of my two great-grandsons, and the complete father-son connection are not mentioned in this brief.