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Wanasun

Person, bannership, career, and kinship in Qing-era genealogical sources

Wanasun was a member of the Wuzhala clan of the Plain Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 30 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight…

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Overview

Wanasun was a member of the Wuzhala clan of the Plain Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 30 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his family originally resided in Yikesai and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His great-grandson, Korka, was a non-official who led the charge in attacking Laiyang County, earning the title of Baturu and Qiduwei. After entering the pass and fighting, he was promoted to Yunqiwei. He had no heir, so his brother, Qifahan, inherited the title and was promoted to First-class Qingche duwei by imperial decree.

Non-official status within the banner, Baturu being an honorary title, and Qiduwei, Yunqiwei, and Qingche duwei being hereditary positions. The merits of leading the charge, subsequent battles, and imperial decree rewards each provide the basis for the award, and should not be combined into a single promotion. The original genealogy subsequently lists Qiguozhu, Ganshu, Anada, Urgu, Huibang, and others as successors, including multiple successions by brothers or collateral branches.

Other descendants included Ningguta Deputy Commander, First-Class Imperial Guard, Assistant Commander, and Infantry Colonel, holding positions related to garrison duty, imperial guard duties, and various military units. Ningguta is the place where later generations served, not a replacement name for the ancestral home of Yikesai. The modern location of Yikesai, the dates of the Korka War, and the handling of Huibang's dismissal are pending verification, and the experiences of each generation are preserved separately.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
  2. Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org
  3. Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org

Source links were inherited from the research manuscript. Individual assertions have not all been independently verified against archival originals.