Abuhai

Overview

Abuhai was a member of the Sakda clan of the Plain Red 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 Hada and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His grandson, Wuerhatu, served as a military officer in campaigns in Jiangnan and Huguang, fighting against the armies of Shao Liandeng and Wu Yingqi, and distinguished himself in Pingyue Prefecture, Guizhou, earning the title of Yunqiwei (a military rank). He had no heir, and his younger brother's grandson, Baoming, inherited the position. Another grandson, Boji, also served as a military officer.

The military officer led his subordinate troops and performed military duties such as guard duty. The title of Yunqiwei was a hereditary honor awarded for merit. The fact that two grandsons both served as military officers does not prove that the same position was passed down; Baoming's inheritance of the honor does not automatically equate to taking over the original military officer position. For collateral branches without heirs, the "grandson of the younger brother" relationship must be retained; direct father-son inheritance cannot be omitted.

The Plain Red Banner was one of the Eight Banners, and banner registration was linked to military affairs, household registration, and military service. Hada provided the ancestral home, while Pingyue Prefecture, Guizhou, was the battlefield for the grandsons; these cannot be interchanged. Abuhai's official position was not automatically determined by the positions held by his descendants. The dates of the battles at Hada and Wuerhatu, as well as the lineage between Baoming and others, are yet to be verified. Facts concerning the individual and his descendants are preserved separately.