jiamusun

Overview

Jiamusun, whose name appears in Volume 53 of the *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* under the entry for the Emotuo clan, belonged to the Bordered Yellow Banner. His family had lived in Nimacha for generations and submitted to the Qing dynasty during the Tiancong era. His son, Kuerchan, served as a vanguard commander, and Ma Jian as a first-class bodyguard. His grandson, Xizhu, was appointed acting military officer and campaigned in Zhejiang and Yunnan, earning the title of Yunqiwei for his merits. He later became the Xi'an General, and his son, Xierda, inherited this hereditary title.

Another great-grandson, Andahai, served as a military officer in the campaign against the Dzungars and died in battle at Hetong Hurhanaor. He was posthumously awarded the title of Yunqiwei, which was inherited by his son, Guanbao. These two hereditary titles with the same name originated from Xizhu and Andahai respectively and should not be combined into a single direct line of succession. "Acting" indicates acting, and the Xi'an General was a high-ranking local garrison official, different in management level from the Vanguard Commander and Military Officer.

The original book also lists the positions held by descendants such as the Chief Steward of the Imperial Mausoleum, the Director, the Attendant, the Assistant Administrator, and the Clerk. The chief steward of the mausoleum was responsible for guarding it, while the censors participated in remonstrances and refutations. The scribes, in Manchu, were called bithesi and handled written affairs. Emotuo was a Manchu clan, Nimacha was their ancestral home, and Xi'an was where Xizhu served. Each generation's wars were attributed to the individual involved; Nimacha's current location, lineage (including great-grandsons), and the dates of the two battles still need verification.