Huchenbu

Overview

Huchenbu was a member of the Wuya clan of the Plain Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 29 of the officially compiled *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that his family originally resided in Hada and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His eldest son, Hushenbulu, participated in the attack on Zunhua Prefecture as a non-official. After the second ascent of the city wall, he was awarded the title of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank), and after entering the pass, he was promoted to Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank). Through imperial decree and subsequent military achievements, he was further promoted to First-class Qingche duwei (hereditary merit rank) and concurrently held the title of Yunqiwei. He died in battle while stationed at Jiangning.

"Non-official" indicates a status within the banner where he did not hold the corresponding official position. Yunqiwei, Qiduwei, and Qingche duwei were hereditary titles. The original genealogy records the second ascent of the city wall, subsequent battles, and various promotions sequentially; it cannot be changed to the first ascent of the city wall, nor can all promotions be attributed to the same military achievement. "Stationed at Jiangning" refers to a military garrison location of later generations, not Huchenbu's ancestral home.

Hushenbulu was posthumously granted the title of Third-Class Baron, which was inherited by his third son, Aiyincha. Aiyincha later died in battle at Changsha and was granted the title of Second-Class Baron, which was succeeded by his son, Yadai, who then moved to a collateral branch. Here, Aiyincha is the grandson of Hushenbulu and is not combined with the person of the same name from the Wanyan clan in Volume 28. The location of Hada, the dates of the battles in Jiangning and Changsha, and the collateral branch inheritance relationship are yet to be verified. Hushenbulu's own career is still described within the scope of what has been proven.