Zhaisong

Overview

Zhaisong was a member of the Lijia clan, a bondservant of the Plain Red Banner, during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 33 of the officially compiled *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that his family originally lived in the Warka region and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His ninth-generation descendant, Gese, served as a military officer. Niuniu, acting as a military officer, led an expedition to Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and distinguished himself in naval battles, earning the title of Yunqiwei (a military rank). After his death, his son, Ulji, inherited the title. Generations spanning nine generations in the original genealogy must be retained and not abbreviated to grandchildren.

Boatservant were a specific social group within the Eight Banners, with the Plain Red Banner being a banner division. Military officers were responsible for leading and guarding troops, while acting officers indicated being entrusted with duties. Yunqiwei was a hereditary title awarded for merit. Ulji's inheritance of the title did not automatically imply succession to the acting officer position.

His tenth-generation descendant, Luomi, served as a military officer; Wentu as an eighth-rank official; and Baiying'a as a sixth-rank bondservant. Their positions and ranks are described separately. When an eighth-rank official is not given a specific title, he cannot be referred to as a scribe; a sixth-rank bondservant involves the management of bondservantes, so the identity requirement cannot be removed. The location of Warka, the connection of the 90th generation, and the year of the Zhoushan battle are yet to be verified, and the military merits of the descendants are not attributed to Zhaisong.