Ahasan

Overview

Ahasan was a member of the Manchu Feimo clan, belonging to the Plain White Banner. His family had lived in the Changbai Mountains region for generations and submitted to the Qing dynasty at its beginning. The official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 44 lists him as an ancestor, while his specific military achievements are recorded under his son, Alka. Alka served in the Jiangxi campaign as a non-official, and was the first to scale the city walls during the attack on Raozhou Prefecture, earning him the title of Yunqiwei (a military rank).

"Non-official" here does not refer to an official position, but rather to a Bannerman who was not holding a corresponding post at the time; Yunqiwei was a hereditary title for meritorious officials. Alka received imperial edicts twice, being promoted to Qiduwei (a hereditary merit rank) and concurrently holding the title of Yunqiwei; after his death, his son, Huxine, inherited the title. Huxine retired due to old age, and when his son, Shuose, inherited the title, the portion added by the imperial edicts was deducted, and he was instead granted the title of Yunqiwei, demonstrating that imperial edicts and original military achievements could be handled separately during inheritance.

After Shuose's death, Fushou inherited the title, but was later dismissed due to some incident. His younger brother, Qishiyi, inherited the title during the compilation of the genealogy. Here, "seventy-one" refers to the heir's name and should not be interpreted as seventy-one years old. The book also records that Ahasan's grandson, Huntai, served as a Blue-Lanyard Guard, and his great-grandson, Baishou, served as Treasurer, respectively involved in guard duties and treasury management, which were listed alongside but distinct from hereditary positions. The exact year of the siege of Raozhou, Ahasan's own position, and the location of his ancestral village in Changbai Mountain await verification.