Gunbu

Overview

Gunbu was a member of the Wuzhala clan in the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 30 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records him as a member of the Bordered White Banner, residing in the Saharcha region, and submitting to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. He participated in the attack on Luancheng County as a banner member without a regular appointment, being the first to scale the city walls before dying in battle, and was posthumously awarded the title of Qiduwei. The original genealogy notes at the end that he was transferred from the Plain Yellow Banner, involving banner adjustments, and should be described separately from his personal military achievements.

A banner member without a regular appointment position was not a military rank, while Qiduwei was a hereditary title, a posthumous honor. His son, Zhalhai, inherited the hereditary rank and received an additional Yunqiwei through an imperial grant. After Zhalhai's death, his brother, Adukan, inherited the title and was twice granted the title of Second-class Qingche duwei, which was subsequently passed down to several branches of the family. The inheritance of titles and honors did not automatically mean that the command position within the same military unit was hereditary.

When Fucheng'e inherited the title, the portion granted by imperial decree was removed, retaining the title of Qiduwei, which was finally passed down to his brother, Enpi, through Manpi. The original genealogy also records that his great-grandson, Sabi, served as a scribe, a clerical position in the government. The applicable personnel for the reassignment of Saharcha's banner and banner registration, as well as the multiple successions of collateral branches, are pending verification. The highest rank of the inheritor is not written as the title of Gunbu before his death.