Yinta

Overview

Yinta is a figure from the Tangwu clan, recorded in Volume 52 of the *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. He belonged to the Plain White Banner and his family had lived in Hada for generations, submitting to the Qing dynasty at its beginning. His son, Haita, served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Ningguta, and his grandson, Lahuta, served as a zuoling (military officer). Another grandson, Walda, served as a military officer in the Jiangxi and Huguang campaigns, and was the first to scale the walls of Changsha during the attack, dying in battle and posthumously awarded the title of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank).

Walda's hereditary title was inherited by his younger brother's son, Huase, and then by Haishun and Yanzhuha. The original text also records that Yinta's great-grandson, Wohe, served as a Censor, Hasan as a zuoling, and Sanhei as a Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank), and his great-great-grandson, Wudasu, served as a Treasurer. These civil and military positions were held by individuals and cannot be summarized as Yinta's entire career.

The Deputy Commander-in-Chief was involved in banner affairs and garrison management; the zuoling managed population, land, and military registers; the Censor was responsible for remonstrance, reviewing documents, and the veto system; and the Treasurer handled treasury affairs. The Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank) was a hereditary title of merit, distinct from these actual positions. Tangwu is listed as a Manchu clan, Hada is the ancestral home, and Ningguta is the place where Haita was clearly appointed. The two should not be confused. The Changsha battle also belongs to the grandson Warda. The exact date of the surrender and the battle has not yet been determined.