Tunaha

Overview

Tunaha, simplified as Tunaha, was a member of the Wu Lu clan, belonging to the Plain Yellow Banner. His family had lived in Ula for generations and submitted to the Qing dynasty at its beginning. Volume 49 of the official Qing dynasty compilation, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, primarily narrates the military achievements of his great-grandson, Dundali, and the hereditary titles inherited by his descendants. Ula, connected to the Songhua River basin in Jilin, was the family's ancestral home, not the location where Dundali later participated in all the battles.

Dundali initially participated in the war as a non-official. During the siege of Dingxing, he was the third to scale the city walls, earning the title of Yunqiwei (LongWei). He was twice promoted to Qiduwei (QiDuWei) and concurrently Yunqiwei (LongWei). He further distinguished himself in battles in Baoqing, Huguang, and Xinhui, Guangdong, rising to the rank of Third-Class Qingche duwei. After his death, his eldest son, Sangge, inherited the title of Qiduwei and concurrently Yunqiwei, while his fourth son, Fulahun, inherited the title of Yunqiwei. Sangge later rose again to Third-Class Qingche duwei for his merit in the campaign against Chahar Burni. The division of inheritance refers to the distribution of existing hereditary ranks to different heirs according to regulations; it cannot be written that each son fully inherits the same title. Sangge's son, Deyu, died without an heir, and the original genealogy records no further inheritance along that line. There are also records of other substantive positions within the clan, such as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Military Commander, and City Garrison Commander, which should be distinguished from hereditary titles. The dates of each appointment and the documents related to the division of inheritance still need to be verified.