Irjichan

Overview

Irjichan was a member of the Saimile clan of the Plain Blue Banner. Volume 36 of the Qing Dynasty official clan genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his family had lived in Saharcha for generations and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. The Plain Blue Banner was one of the Eight Banners, and Saimile was a Manchu surname, indicating organizational affiliation and family affiliation respectively; ancestral home cannot be replaced by the location where later generations held official positions.

His fourth-generation descendant, Zamusu, served as a zuoling (banner-company commander), and Mengge served as a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. His fifth-generation descendants included officers such as Guard Captain, Qiduwei, Yunqiwei, Infantry Captain, Defense Officer, and Treasurer. The zuoling managed the basic organizational structure within the banner, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was a deputy position within the central Ministry of Justice, involved in criminal matters; Yunqiwei was a hereditary position, not another type of basic military officer. The Treasurer handled treasury affairs, with specific responsibilities depending on the institution.

His sixth-generation descendants also included Second-Class Guard, Assistant Minister, Clerk, and Assistant Magistrate. Churhan served as a military officer and died in battle during the campaign against the Dzungars. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, Wuerne. The Manchu title for scribe was bithesi, responsible for official documents and related written affairs. The original genealogy also records that the ancestral home of the clan member Keshina was in Heilongjiang; the two place names cannot be forcibly unified. The modern correspondence of Saharcha and the periods of service for each generation are yet to be verified.