Hai Baozhu

Overview

Hai Baozhu was a member of the Wusu clan of the Bordered White Banner. The official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 37, in the appendix on the initial submission of the Warka region, records that he was of the same clan as Jisiha, originally serving as a defense officer. This branch was transferred from the Plain White Banner. Here, Hai Baozhu is a complete personal name; the first character cannot be used to infer a Han surname. "Of the same clan" only indicates a clan connection, not a specific father-son relationship.

"Defense officer" was an official title in the military system of the Eight Banners, responsible for the military management of a corresponding unit, not referring to someone generally employing defensive tactics. The original genealogy also records that his great-grandson, Ganchuha, served as a zuoling (banner-company commander), and Saike as a Deputy Xiaoqi Xiaoxiao (military Qiduwei). zuoling managed the basic organizational structure within the banner, and Xiaoqi Xiaoxiao and Deputy Xiaoqi Xiaoxiao also had corresponding positions; the "Deputy" in the title cannot be omitted to still indicate the same rank.

The Eight Banners both organized soldiers and managed the status of their subordinates; therefore, "Bordered White Banner person" and "serving as defense officer" need to be interpreted separately: the former indicates a subordinate position, while the latter indicates a substantive post. The official positions of the great-grandsons can only be used to preserve the family's legacy and cannot be added to their personal resumes. The specific location of their ancestral home in Warka, the defending unit they belonged to, the terms of office of the two great-grandsons, and the time of their reassignment are yet to be verified. Former and current officials are understood based on their status at the time of the book's writing.