Ye Qin

Overview

Ye Qin was a member of the Manchu Samarji clan, belonging to the Plain White Banner, and hailed from the Solon region. He submitted to the Qing dynasty during the Tiancong era and served as a third-class imperial bodyguard. Volume 44 of the official Qing dynasty compilation, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, lists him among those who submitted during the Tiancong era. Tiancong was the reign title used by Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period, spanning from 1627 to 1636; therefore, this submission occurred before the Qing entered the Central Plains.

A third-class imperial bodyguard was a rank within the imperial bodyguard system, involving duties of guarding the imperial palace and accompanying the emperor. It was not equivalent to a third-class guard in a prince's household, nor could it be rewritten as a third-class noble title. The original text records that Ye Qin's eldest son served as a fifth-rank official, his third son, Duben'e, served as a military officer, and his grandson, Lizhu, also served as a military officer. The eldest son's name is currently preserved in the electronic text using an image embedded in the text; this original form is retained, and a new name will not be created based on unclear characters.

The Guard Academy managed the basic units of the Guard, undertaking tasks such as training and duty; a fifth-rank official only provided the rank, not the specific position of the eldest son. "Solon" is a name within a historical ethnic and regional context; this source alone cannot determine that Ye Qin later served in a modern county or city. The embedded name, the specific ancestral home of the Solon, and the dates Ye Qin served as a guard are yet to be verified.