Mano

Overview

Manuo was a member of the Tuseli clan. Volume 50 of the officially compiled *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that he belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner and lived in Maotaha Village, Heilongjiang Province. At the beginning of the dynasty, he led his brothers and clansmen to submit to the government. This record of submission involves a group of relatives migrating into the government's jurisdiction, not just Manuo's personal job change.

His great-grandson, Hetu, was originally a layabout. During the attack on Teng County, he was the first to scale the city walls and died in battle. He was posthumously awarded the title of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank). Since Hetu had no heir, his brother Kexitu inherited the title, and later received an imperial edict granting him the title of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank). The hereditary title was subsequently inherited by Siyartu, Techine, Sarbai, Tongjilu, and others. When Tongjilu inherited the title, he removed the imperial edict's additional grant, retaining only the title of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank). The posthumous title indicates an honor bestowed after death. The absence of an heir and the fact that the title was inherited through collateral branches are important aspects of the genealogy's explanation of the transfer of hereditary titles, and do not necessarily mean that all later inheritors were direct descendants of Hetu.

The same entry also records that He Dou, a fourth-generation descendant of Manuo, served as the head of the bow-making association, providing clues about the appointment of his descendants to manage professional craftsmen. This is a different matter from He Tu's hereditary military achievements. The modern location of Maotaha Village, the detailed dates of the institution to which the head of the bow-making association belonged, and the lineage of succession still need to be investigated through archival research; the current boundaries of Heilongjiang Province should not be used to replace the historical ancestral home.