Dabarhan

Overview

Dabarhan was a member of the Fuca clan of the Plain White Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Nadanyaha 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 his sixth-generation descendant, Sente, served as Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices; Sele served as an eighth-rank official; Senei and Seletu served as scribes; and Wushiha served as a military officer. His seventh-generation descendant, Ekeqing'e, served as a secretary; and his eighth-generation descendant, Baidase, served as a deputy captain of the infantry. Later generations also held positions as captains of the infantry, cavalry captains, and clerks. The Court of Imperial Sacrifices handled matters related to sacrifices and banquets, and the Vice Minister assisted the Minister. This should not be interpreted as a general ceremonial official or a misnomer with the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. The secretary, clerk, and scribe were respectively responsible for administrative and clerical duties, while the deputy captain of the infantry and the military officer were different military management positions. The eighth-rank official designation only indicates rank; Sele's specific position is unclear. The data spans from the sixth to the tenth generation, indicating that the original genealogy grouped the family descendants by ancestor, rather than the Dabarhan's life continuing for hundreds of years. The titles of Nadanyaha and the generational names must be compared with the original printed source; one cannot compile Dabarhan's official career based on these titles, nor can one connect the father-son relationships of each generation by adjacent arrangement.