Xingxiang

Overview

Xingxiang 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 the family had lived in Mulun for generations, but the date of their submission is unknown. The Eight Banners affiliation, clan name, and ancestral home all have different meanings; one cannot determine Xingxiang's submission or birth date simply because this family later participated in the war against Galdan.

His great-grandson, Jirukan, served as a third-class imperial bodyguard in the campaign against Galdan and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his merits. This title was inherited by his son, Shandongbao. A third-class imperial bodyguard was a substantive position within the imperial guards, responsible for guarding and accompanying the emperor, and could also be ordered to campaign; Yunqiwei was a hereditary military title. Jirukan's hereditary title did not automatically mean that his substantive position as a bodyguard would be passed on to his son.

Shandongbao is the name of the successor in this entry; the characters "Shandong" cannot be separated to refer to ancestral home or province of service. Mulun remains the ancestral home explicitly recorded in this entry. The military achievements belong to the great-grandson Jirukan, not Xingxiang himself; the inheritance belongs to a later generation. This section provides a family lineage from ancestor, great-grandson to son. The location of Mulun, the year of submission, the specific dates of conscription, and the Shandong inheritance procedures are pending verification from the original printed source and archives.