Senduleng

Overview

Senduleng was a member of the Bayara clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner. Volume 38 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he originally lived in Mulun and submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. Mulun in this entry refers to his ancestral home and cannot be replaced by the location where his descendants fought in Huguang and Yunnan; the Bordered Yellow Banner was a banner under the Eight Banners, not a modern geographical name.

His son, Jidou, served as a military officer; his grandson, Qiasalan, served as a second-class imperial bodyguard; and his great-grandson, Lifana, served as acting military officer in the campaign against Huguang. Later, he defeated He Jizu's forces at Huangcaoba in Yunnan and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, Taiyinbao. The term "acting" indicates the position; military officer was a substantive post, while Yunqiwei was a hereditary title. These three positions should not be confused.

The original genealogy also lists the descendants of his younger brother, Duosiku: his grandson, Yiluka, served as a third-class imperial bodyguard, and his great-grandson, Jierhai, served as a blue-feathered imperial bodyguard. The descendants of his brother cannot all be listed as direct descendants of Senduleng. Second- and third-class guards belong to a different status within the Imperial Guard system and are not in the same organizational structure as the Military Academy. The modern correspondence between Mulun and Huangcaoba, the appointment by commission, the kinship relationships between various branches, and the war dates are pending verification; their official positions are clearly defined.