Shu Ning A

Overview

Shu Ning'a was a member of the Bayara clan of the Plain 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 the Woji region for generations, but the date of their submission is unknown. There may have been other individuals with the same name as Shu Ning'a in Qing dynasty materials; this entry limits the scope to the Plain Yellow Banner, the Bayara clan, and the ancestral home of Woji, and cannot directly combine individuals with the same name from other banners.

His great-grandson, Fu'er Sai, served in the campaign against Galdan, and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei for his merits, which was inherited by his son, Xin'an. Xin'an later served in the campaign against the Dzungars, and died in battle at Hetong Hurhana'er, receiving the posthumous title of Qiduwei, which was then inherited by his son, Dachun. Defense was a military posthumous title, while Yunqiwei and Qiduwei were hereditary titles; the awarding of military merit by the father and the posthumous title bestowed upon the son after death are two separate events and cannot be combined into one person's experience.

The genealogy also records that his great-grandson, Hailiang, served as zuoling (a military officer), and Ku'er Xun served as Bitieshi (a scribe). The zuoling managed the grassroots banner units, and the Bi The Si (a Manchu term for a scribe) was responsible for documents and related written affairs, indicating that not all descendants of the same generation held the same military rank. Xin An in this sentence is a personal name, not the name of the county where the official served. The location of Wo Ji, the date of its submission, the dates of the expeditions of Fur Sai and Xin An, and the procedures for succession are yet to be verified.