Alachu

Overview

Alachu was a member of the Kuyala clan of the Plain Red Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. The official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 34, records that he was from the Ussuri region. His great-grandson, Gabula, served as a city gate captain, and his great-great-grandson, Garsa, served as a deputy commander. Quanbao also served as a deputy commander at the time of compilation. The concluding remarks state that he submitted to the Qing Dynasty at its beginning. Ussuri is the historical ancestral home area and does not directly determine a modern county, village, or individual's birthplace.

The Plain Red Banner was one of the Eight Banners. Military affairs and the management of banner members' household registration and military records were organized under its subordinate system. The city gate captain was responsible for city gate defense, while the deputy commander was responsible for the banner's military affairs and the management of its subordinate system. These two titles are not interchangeable, nor do they equate to each commanding a local administrative county with the same name.

Great-grandsons and great-great-grandsons belong to different generations. The past and present positions of Garsa and Quanbao, two great-great-grandsons, are relative to the compilation period. The same official title does not prove that two people served in the same battalion simultaneously, nor does it automatically constitute a hereditary position. Alachu's own official position cannot be supplemented based on his descendants. The exact location of the Ussuri River, the city gate, the commander's residence, and the relatives' connections are yet to be verified; the original names and generations will be preserved.