Jimuku

Overview

Jimuku was a member of the Nimacha clan of the Bordered Red Banner. Volume 39 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he was originally from Huye. He surrendered to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty and served in the campaign against Warka as a banner member without a regular appointment. He was awarded the rank of Qiduwei for his merits and later died from injuries sustained during the attack on Jinzhou. Huye was his ancestral home, while Warka and Jinzhou refer to his military service and cannot be interchanged as his place of origin.

"unappointed" refers to his status at the time, while "Qiduwei" was a hereditary title, not a specific military post he held during his lifetime. The original text clearly includes the details of his injury and death; this account should be retained accurately without fabricating details of the injury or the date of death. His son, Martu, inherited the title and was granted the rank of Second-class Qingche duwei by imperial decree, also serving as a zuoling (banner-company commander). His hereditary and substantive titles should be described separately.

Later, Mangjisu, Fudali, and Mangchu successively inherited the title. When Malantai inherited the title, the imperial decree's additional rank was deducted, but he retained the rank of Qiduwei and served as a zuoling. Later, there were instances of dismissal and succession by collateral branches. The genealogy also records that Sun Yazhu served as a principal officer and his great-great-grandson Ma Guang served as a lieutenant, respectively in administrative and banner affairs positions. The dates of Huye and Jinzhou's injuries, as well as the succession dates of each kinship, are yet to be verified, and the appointments of descendants are not attributed to the individuals themselves.