Muktu

Overview

Muketu was a member of the Yitemo clan of the Plain Blue Banner. Volume 42 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that the family originally resided in Yehe, submitting to the Qing dynasty at its beginning. Several branches of descendants are listed under this entry. Yehe was their ancestral home, and the Plain Blue Banner was one of the Eight Banners. The fact that later generations served in the military in Sichuan and Yunnan did not change this ancestral home record.

His great-grandson, Nima Chan, participated in battles such as the conquest of the Central Plains as a military commander, earning the rank of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank). His military merits and imperial decree elevated him to First-Class Qingche duwei (hereditary merit rank). Nima Chan's son, Yishan, continued to distinguish himself in Huguang and Yunnan, earning the rank of Third-Class Baron. This hereditary title was passed down to Borji and Baishenbao; when Baishenbao inherited the title, the imperial decree's bonus was deducted, and he inherited the rank of Second-Class Qingche duwei (hereditary merit rank). This is a specific branch of the lineage, and not all titles could be attributed to Muketu himself.

His fourth-generation descendant, Suhe, also received the rank of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank), which was passed to his son, Ahai. His fifth-generation descendant, Bayan, died in battle at Hetong Hurhanaor and was also posthumously awarded the rank of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank). The sixth-generation descendant, Suozhu, died in battle while serving as a seventh-rank scribe. His son, Wushiba, inherited the posthumously granted title of Yunqiwei. Wushiba is a personal name here; "seventh-rank scribe" refers to a clerk and their rank, not a hereditary title. The relationships between the various branches of succession should be established separately. The electronic text containing the title of the garrison commander, the dates of each battle, and the generational order awaits verification from the original inscription and archives.