Teyinzhu

Overview

Teyinzhu 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 lived in the Wanyan region for generations. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, he led his brothers and fellow villagers to submit to the Qing, and a Zuoling (military command) was established under his command. "Fellow villagers" refers to people from the same area, listed alongside his brothers; not all those who followed him could be listed as his relatives.

The Zuoling was the basic organizational unit of the Eight Banners and its administrative title, responsible for the banner's population, military registers, and other banner affairs. The court also appointed his eldest son, Duobei, as a Qiduwei; after Duobei's death in the campaign against Dalinghe, his younger brother, Etehun, inherited the position. The Qiduwei was a hereditary title awarded for merit; it was inherited, not automatically transferred from the father's position of Zuoling.

Etehun successively served as Minister of State Affairs and Commander-in-Chief concurrently holding the position of Zuoling, which was later inherited by his son, Banbursha, and grandson, Lubao. Ministers of State Affairs participated in political and military discussions in the early Qing Dynasty; a Commander-in-Chief managed the military and political affairs of a banner, and concurrently served as a zuoling (a military officer) and was responsible for grassroots banner affairs; these three titles should not be confused as official positions of the same level. The original genealogy also listed the positions of his descendants, such as Guard and zuoling. The details of Te Yinzhu's own appointments, Wanyan Diwang, and the years of service of Etehun are yet to be verified, and his personal resume will not be supplemented based on the official titles of his descendants.