Qindahu

Overview

Qindahu was a member of the Ilari clan in the early Qing Dynasty, belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner. His family had lived in Yehe for generations and submitted to the Qing during the Tiancong era. Volume 47 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he participated in the Qing army's entry into the Central Plains as a zuoling (military officer), fighting in the Shanhaiguan and Qingdu areas. For his merits, he was awarded the rank of Qiduwei (Qiduwei), and later, by imperial decree, was granted the title of Yunqiwei (Yunqiwei). zuoling was an official managing the basic organization of the Eight Banners, while Qiduwei and Yunqiwei were hereditary titles, corresponding to both actual administrative responsibilities and inheritable merits.

After Qindahu's death, his second son, Shanahai, succeeded him, later becoming the Heilongjiang General. A general commanded banner troops and handled related military and political affairs within their assigned garrison area; this later appointment cannot be recorded as Qindahu's official title. When Shanahai's son, Tatashan, succeeded him, the imperial decree's additional conferment was removed, and he inherited the title of Qiduwei. Subsequently, his brother's son, Chaerdai, succeeded him. The official positions held by Qin Dahu's sons varied: his eldest son, Batu, served as Commander of the Imperial Guard; his third son, Guoli, served as a Second-Class Imperial Guard; and his fifth son, Huang Mao, served as a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Vice Minister of Rites. His fourth son, Fulongguo, and sixth son, Salin, are only recorded as eighth-rank and seventh-rank officials, respectively. Only their ranks can be confirmed for the latter two. Their birth and death dates, as well as the start and end dates of their respective positions, still need to be verified.