Garjin

Overview

Garjin was a member of the Zhaojia clan of the Plain White Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. The official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 31, lists various localities and records that he was from the Zhakumu region. His son, Ganzhuhu, served as a Imperial Guard Officer; his grandson, Liuge, served as a zuoling (a military officer); and Changshou served as a Xiaoqi Xiao (a military officer). The conclusion states that he submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Zhakumu is the ancestral home name, and Liuge is a personal name in the list and cannot be changed to represent six zuoling.

The Imperial Guard Officer was in charge of Imperial Guard personnel and related military affairs, and was part of the Emperor's personal guard system; the zuoling was in charge of the Eight Banners' basic household registration and military records; and the Xiaoqi Xiao was responsible for the military affairs of his subordinate Xiaoqi Xiao. These three titles have different contexts within the Imperial Guard, Banner affairs, and Xiaoqi Xiao systems, and are not synonyms for the same position, nor can they directly indicate rank or garrison location.

The succession of sons and grandsons places these appointments in different stages of the family history. Galjin's Plain White Banner status indicates his banner affiliation, but it does not prove that he held these positions; the two grandsons who held similar military positions did not automatically form a hereditary system. The personnel arrangements of the personal guard under the command of Zhakumu Diwang and Ganzhu Hu, as well as the appointments of the two grandsons, are subject to review, and the time frame given in the original genealogy is still retained for their submission at the beginning of the dynasty.