Yilaqi

Overview

Yilaqi was a member of the Sakda clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 35 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his family originally resided in Ningguta and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at its inception. His great-grandson, Adai, served as a vanguard commander in the campaign against the Dzungars, earning the title of Yunqiwei (a military rank) for his meritorious service. He later served as a commander-in-chief during the compilation of the genealogy. Chalafen was a sixth-rank hereditary official. His great-great-grandsons, Anchong'a and Yongde, served as second-class imperial bodyguards and blue-feathered imperial bodyguards, respectively. These positions were all hereditary.

The vanguard commander was in charge of vanguard military affairs, the commander-in-chief managed banner affairs, and the Yunqiwei was a hereditary title awarded for merit, with the reward differing from the actual position. Second-class imperial bodyguards and blue-feathered imperial bodyguards participated in the emperor's guard duties; the rank and category in their titles should be retained. The sixth-rank hereditary official title was a qualification obtained through imperial favor and could not be directly changed to a current sixth-rank official.

Ningguta had a military and political background in the early Qing Dynasty, and related historical relics exist in the present-day Ning'an area. These relics are only used for geographical reference and do not prove the specific former residence of Yilaqi. The dates of Adai's expedition, the basis for his adoption, and the appointment of his guards are all recorded. He is not directly merged with other clans that share the same name, Iraqi.