Kaldasu Clan

Overview

The Kaldasu clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 52 of the officially compiled *Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, scattered throughout Ula and other areas. The Kurbu branch of the Bordered Red Banner resided in Ula for generations, submitting to the Qing dynasty during the Tiancong reign. Their grandson, Mangguchan, served as a cavalry captain, participating in the Sichuan campaign and distinguishing himself at Pingyang Pass and Panlong Mountain, earning the title of Qiduwei and zuoling. The hereditary title was first passed to Huntohe, who retired due to old age, and was then inherited by Fushou.

Both cavalry captain and zuoling were titles within the Eight Banners military and political organization; the former was a low-ranking military officer, while the latter was responsible for managing the corresponding grassroots units. Qiduwei was another hereditary military title. The genealogy lists all three together, indicating that changes in appointment and hereditary title inheritance cannot be compressed into a single, general "promotion."

The appendix of this clan records that the Gonggu of the Bordered Red Banner resided in Heilongjiang for generations, submitting to the Qing dynasty at its beginning; Yalonga also resided in Heilongjiang, and Sanbu's ancestral home was in Solon, with records of clan connections, but the year of the latter two's submission is unknown. The regions of Ula, Heilongjiang, and Solon fall at different geographical levels in the genealogy and should not all be rewritten as the same modern administrative region. The Tiancong reign title corresponds to the period of Huang Taiji's rule over the Later Jin dynasty and cannot cover branches whose allegiance is unknown. Specific village locations, lineages, and dates of military achievements still need to be verified.