Shuerhan

Overview

Shuerhan was a member of the Ujara clan of the Plain Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 30 of the officially compiled *General Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that his family originally lived in Wadan. They submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His fourth-generation descendant, Louzheng'e, served as Grand Minister of the Interior, and Samuha served as a Second-Class Imperial Guard. His fifth-generation descendant, Sige, served as Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard, Turche as First-Class Imperial Guard, and Baidu as Second-Class Imperial Guard. The original genealogy organized these positions according to different generations and cannot be compressed into the generation of Shuerhan's children and grandchildren.

Imperial Guards were responsible for the emperor's personal protection, with First-Class and Second-Class distinguishing ranks. Deputy Commanders of the Imperial Guard assisted in leading troops within the Imperial Guard system; the "Deputy" in their titles should be preserved. Although Grand Ministers of the Interior, Imperial Guards, and Imperial Guard officers were all related to the security of the inner court, it was inappropriate to interchange these positions.

His sixth-generation descendant, Fazhuna, served as Commander of the Imperial Guard, Eneshen as a Blue-Lanyard Imperial Guard, Turgou as a Military Officer, and Dejile as a hereditary scholar. The Commander of the Guards was in charge of all military orders, and the Guards Officers were responsible for the military affairs under their jurisdiction. "Yansheng" (yinsheng (student admitted through hereditary privilege)) refers to education or official qualifications, not to officers of the same rank. The status of Wadan and the basis for "Yansheng" are determined by the lineage from the fourth to the sixth generation, and the appointment is subject to review; the official rank of descendants is not used to supplement the individual's official career.