Huba

Overview

Huba was a member of the Manchu Ezhuo clan, belonging to the Bordered Red Banner. His family had lived in Yehe for generations and submitted to the Qing dynasty during the Tiancong era. He originally served as a first-class bodyguard. The official Qing dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 46, records that his son, Wusumu, also served as a first-class bodyguard, Dashenbao was an eighth-rank official, his grandson, Wutongbao, was a Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank), and Zhuoerhui was a first-class bodyguard. Tiancong was the reign title used by Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period, and the aforementioned submission predates the Qing army's entry into the Central Plains.

The title "first-class bodyguard" refers to a rank within the guard system and should be distinguished from the first-class bodyguards of the emperor's personal guard. The eighth-rank official only indicates rank and is insufficient to determine Dashenbao's specific duties. A Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank) was a junior officer in the banner garrison, managing troop training and duties; this position cannot be considered the same as a bodyguard.

Yin Zi, the great-grandson, participated in the Yunnan campaign as an eighth-rank official and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei (Yunqiwei, a military rank) for his meritorious service. Later, he was wounded in the battle against Galdan at Wulanbutong and died from his wounds. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, thus establishing the hereditary rank of Qiduwei (Qiduwei), which was inherited by his son Changshou and grandson Shuangbao. This text retains the account of his death after being wounded, without changing it to an immediate death in battle, and does not attribute Yin Zi's military achievements to Huba. The location of the guard's affiliated royal residence, the date of his death from battle wounds, and the location of the Yehe's former residence are pending verification.