Ying'e

Overview

Ying'e was a member of the Wanyan clan of the Bordered Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 28 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he was of the same clan as Ye Chen, and that his family had lived in the Wanyan region for generations. They submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty, and Ying'e was initially appointed as a zuoling (banner-company commander). The Eight Banners were both a military organization and a system for managing the household registration and military records of the banner people; the zuoling was the basic unit within it and its head official title. Ying'e's experience reflects the process of the submitted clan being incorporated into the banner system.

His son, Dasu, served as a Canjiang (military officer), while Tahabu and Chuoheluo served as zuoling. Another son, Dulba, participated in the conquest of China as a zuoling, and was awarded the rank of Qiduwei for his merits. Later, he was promoted to Second-class Qingche duwei by imperial decree. A Canjiang was a military officer, while Qiduwei and Qingche duwei were hereditary titles; receiving a hereditary title should not be interpreted as being reassigned as a commander of a military camp with the same name.

His family also included Dianyi (ceremonial officers), Third-Class Guards, and Shujishi (probationary officials). The ceremonial staff were involved in the ritual affairs of the princes' mansions, serving as guards and protectors, distinct from the emperor's bodyguards; the junior scholars, on the other hand, belonged to the system of training and selecting literary officials within the Hanlin Academy. The original genealogy records that great-grandson Ma Zhan and later descendants were sent to military campaigns and granted official positions, all of which should be recorded according to their respective generations. The ancestral home, the year of the junior scholar examination, and the chain of succession require verification.