Kochina

Overview

Kochina was a member of the Irkule clan of the Bordered White Banner. Volume 39 of the official Qing dynasty clan genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he lived in the Nuoluo region. He surrendered to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty and served in the campaign as a non-official. During the attack on Wen'an, he was the second to scale the city walls and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank). He was later promoted to Third-class Qingche duwei by imperial decree, but retired due to illness. "Non-official" indicates his current status, while hereditary titles were awarded and passed down through a system of rewards and inheritance.

His second son, Gouse, inherited the title and participated in the campaign against Chahar Burni. He distinguished himself at Dalu and was awarded Second-class Qingche duwei, becoming a Canling. Gouse's son, Chaise, inherited the title and became a Xieling. Canling and Xieling were different military positions, while Qingche duwei was a hereditary title; inheriting a hereditary title did not automatically mean the same position would be passed down from father to son.

His eldest son, Baishan, served as a seventh-rank official in the campaign against Shaanxi. He died in battle at Pingliang and was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei. Since he had no heir, Chaise inherited the title, combining it with the existing hereditary title to become First-class Qingche duwei. This is a case of two branches being granted and then merged, and cannot be written as Kochinar himself adding new military achievements. The complete official title of the seventh-rank official of Baishan, the location of Noro, the dates of the two wars, and the procedures for merging and inheriting the title need to be verified with the original engraving and archives.