Omorto

Overview

Emorto was a member of the Jingqili clan of the Plain White Banner. Volume 36 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he lived in the Jingqili Ula region and was of the same clan as Baldachi. However, this entry states his submission to the Qing dynasty was at the beginning of the dynasty, and he originally served as a second-class imperial bodyguard. The main text retains this independent record, not unifying the date with Baldachi's entry regarding his submission during the Shunzhi reign. Imperial bodyguard was a substantive position within the imperial guards, and second-class indicated his rank.

His son, Bujierdai, served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Solon General, and concurrently as a zuoling (military officer). His grandson, Hetongji, also served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Solon General. Deputy Commander-in-Chief was a high-ranking military position in the Eight Banners, zuoling managed the basic organizational structure, and Solon General was related to the management of Solon organizational structure and cannot be interpreted as a hereditary title. Later generations recorded him as a Deputy Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Solon General; rank and actual position must be distinguished, and it cannot be written as holding two positions simultaneously.

His great-grandson held the positions of Third-Class Imperial Guard, Acting Commander, and Cavalry Commander; his great-great-grandson held the positions of Sixth-Rank Imperial Student, Clerk, Guard Commander, and Blue-Lanyard Imperial Guard. "Acting" refers to a state of appointment, while "imperial student" refers to education and entry into officialdom, not the same military rank already officially conferred. Further details regarding the Solon General's specific jurisdiction, institutional evolution, ancestral home, and successive governors are pending, while preserving the original ranks and terminology used for "acting."