Mogude

Overview

Mogude was a member of the Wanyan clan of the Bordered Red 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 his family resided in Zhaojia City and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Zhaojia City was the ancestral home name in this context; one cannot simply change his surname to Zhaojia just because the place name contains "Zhaojia." The clan name is based on the arrangement of the Wanyan clan section in the original book.

His eldest son, Taixika, participated in the attack on Baoding County as a non-official. He was the first to scale the city walls and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei (Yunqiwei). Through imperial decree, he was promoted to Third-Class Qingche duwei (hereditary merit rank) (San Deng Qing Che Du Wei) and subsequently served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief. "Non-official" indicates a status within the banner without holding a corresponding official position. Yunqiwei and Qingche duwei (hereditary merit rank) were hereditary titles, while Deputy Commander-in-Chief assisted in managing banner affairs. Taixika had no heir, so the title was inherited by his younger brother's grandson, Chen Tehe, and later passed to Naqin through Fusihai.

The second son, Mazhu, served as a sixth-rank official in campaigns against Fujian and Chahar, and was awarded the rank of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank) and appointed Assistant Commander for his meritorious service. His son, Helinbu, served as a Protector-General, but had no heir, so his hereditary position was also given to Naqin, making them both Cavalry Captains and concurrently Yunqi Captains. This merger indicates that the hereditary positions from two sources were inherited by one person, not that two command positions were combined. The specific location of Zhaojia City, Mazhu's sixth-rank official position, and the succession of each branch are yet to be verified; the military achievements of his descendants cannot be attributed to Mogude.