Tument

Overview

Tument is a figure from the Plain Blue Banner in the Wanyan clan genealogy. The official Qing dynasty compilation, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 28, appendices to various regions, records him as a native of the Kalaqin region, who served as a third-class guard. His son, Sergulun, served as treasurer. It also records that his uncle, Erjibu, from the branch of the Manchu, had a first-class guard, and Mukeshan a military officer; later, Daduhai served as a first-class guard, and Dingzhu a sixth-rank official. The concluding section records his submission at the beginning of the dynasty, noting that he was "changed from a bondservant to a subordinate of this banner."

bondservant were a specific group within the banner with a designated subordinate relationship. Changing their affiliation indicates a change in their official status and should be understood separately from the information about the Plain Blue Banner. Third-class and first-class guards served in the princely court's guard system, and military officers were military officers within the guards; these cannot all be collectively referred to as imperial guards. Treasurers were involved in the management of the treasury, and the sixth-rank official designation only indicates rank, not a specific position.

Erjib belonged to the uncle branch, and his descendants must be described separately from Sergulun, the son of Tument. As a historical region, Kharachin cannot be used to presume that individuals originally belonged to a particular Mongol banner based solely on the place name. The specific positions of those transferred to new jurisdiction, the princes and nobles originally belonging to the bondservant families, the treasury institutions, and the sixth-rank officials are pending verification; the original genealogical family scope will be retained.