Hushita

Overview

Hushita was a member of the Fucha clan, a bondservant of the Plain Blue Banner, in the early Qing Dynasty. His ancestral home was Hada, and he 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 served as a zuoling (a military officer). His eldest son, Dukene, second son, Muchenge, and third son, Han Chuhan, all served as zuoling. His grandson, Hada, served as a First-Class Guard, Halu as a Second-Class Guard, and Haxi as a Student of the Imperial Academy. His great-grandsons, Yichu, Yidu, Sakexin, and Mulanga, served as scribes during the compilation of this genealogy. Bondservants were a specific status within the Eight Banners; one could not simply designate someone as a staff member of a department of the Imperial Household Department based solely on their status as a Bondservant of the Plain Blue Banner. zuoling managed corresponding grassroots units, and one could not automatically assign them the same position simply because both father and son served as zuoling. First-Class and Second-Class Guards primarily belonged to the system of princely residences, while Student of the Imperial Academy was an educational qualification, and scribes handled written documents—these were different in nature. Hada is both the ancestral home and appears in the names of the grandchildren in this entry; the place name and personal name should be distinguished based on their position in the sentence. The original genealogy clearly states the order of the three sons, which can be accurately preserved; however, the specific princes to whom the bondservant belonged, their organizational structure, terms of office, and the kinship chains of their descendants still need to be supplemented from the original archives.