Gyantseku

Overview

The entry for "Qiangshiku" is a reserved entry for the mother banner. The official Qing dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 29, lists its first character in a variant form. This entry is located in the Bordered Red Banner's bondservant group. The original genealogy records it as belonging to the Neyin region. Its great-grandson, Aduqi, served as a ceremonial official, and its great-great-grandson, Hachuhan, served as a military officer. The concluding remarks state that the year of submission is unknown. The original entry is not directly renamed due to differences in electronic fonts.

booi (banner bondservant) were a specific social class within the Eight Banners, not ordinary employees in modern times. Their specific affiliation to a prince or their organizational structure should be determined separately. Ceremonial officials were responsible for ceremonial affairs within the prince's residence, while military officers were responsible for leading and guarding their assigned guards. These two positions belonged to ceremonial and military duties respectively; Aduqi and Hachuhan cannot be written as the same type of guard officer.

Great-grandsons and great-great-grandsons belong to different generations; the official titles of their descendants cannot be used to fill the position of the original "Qiangshiku." Neyin is the historical ancestral home name here, and its literal meaning cannot pinpoint the modern village or county boundary; the year of submission is unknown and cannot be definitively dated to the Tiancong era. The original inscription of the first character, the affiliation of the bondservant, the prefectural office where the ceremony was held, the military organization, and the connections between intermediate relatives are yet to be verified. This article is compiled based on verifiable clan names, banner affiliations, and records of descendants.