Dayanga

Overview

Dayanga is a member of the Yuhulu clan recorded in Volume 46 of the official Qing Dynasty compilation, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. He belonged to the Plain Red Banner and resided in the Yuhulu region for generations, submitting to the Qing during the Tiancong era. Tiancong was the reign title used by Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period. The original text records that Dayanga participated in the Shandong campaign as a non-official, and was the first to scale the city walls at a location written as "Rongcheng County," earning him the title of Baturu and the rank of Qiduwei. He was later promoted to Second-Class Qingche duwei through three imperial edicts.

Baturu was a title of honor for bravery, while Qiduwei and Qingche duwei were hereditary titles for meritorious service. The imperial edicts bestowing these titles and the initial awards for military achievements are separate sources and cannot be combined into a single reward for a single battle. The hereditary title was first inherited by his son Hailantai, then his third son Sanbao, and then by Sanbao's son Sente. When Sente's son Xiluntai inherited the title, the portion awarded by the imperial edicts was deducted, and he inherited the rank of Qiduwei.

Hailantai and Sanbao were brothers, and Sente and Xiluntai were father and son; their succession cannot all be written as a straight line from father to son. The great-grandson Changde also served as a cavalry commander, a substantive official position. The place name "Rongcheng County" in the electronic text must be verified against the original printed edition and cannot be changed to Rongcheng or other similar names without authorization; the former site of Yuhulu, the confirmed year of the siege, and the birth and death dates of Dayanga are also pending verification.