Dajin

Overview

Dajin was a member of the Huifa Fucha clan of the Bordered Blue Banner in the early Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Huifa 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 grandson Bushuku served as a Qiduwei, Zhu Lai as a seventh-rank official, his great-grandson Alintai as an infantry captain, Naqibu as a guard captain, his great-great-grandsons Mahara and Samuha as cavalry captains, Balang as a guard captain, Wulin as a second-class guard, and Woxing'e as a student of the Imperial Academy. The positions of Qiduwei, infantry captain, and guard captain belonged to different military management systems, with responsibilities involving the management, training, guard duty, and patrol of their respective banner soldiers or guards; they cannot all be categorized as a single military officer position. Second-class guards primarily belonged to the princely court system and should be distinguished from second-class imperial guards. The seventh-rank official only indicated rank, without specific duties or distinctions between principal and subordinate officials; being a student of the Imperial Academy was an educational qualification and did not indicate official appointment. Huifa is the ancestral home, and Fucha is the clan affiliation. The clan name should not be changed to Nara simply because it is located in Huifa. The original genealogy does not list Dajin's official titles or battles. The positions held by his descendants cannot be transferred to their ancestors. Specific villages, institutions, terms of office, and father-son connections still need to be supplemented by other documents.