Sakxi

Overview

Sakxi is a figure listed in Volume 54 of the Qing Dynasty official genealogy book, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, under the Zhangjin clan. He belonged to the Bordered Red Banner, and his family had lived in the Changbai Mountains for generations. He submitted to the Qing during the Tiancong era and once served as an eighth-rank official. His son, Warbu, was a deputy cavalry captain, and his great-grandson, Mutebu, was a deputy guard captain.

The eighth-rank official designation only provides rank information; the original text does not specify a particular title or distinction between "full eighth rank" and "subordinate eighth rank," so it cannot be inferred that it refers to a civil or military position. A deputy cavalry captain was a deputy position within the cavalry organization, and a deputy guard captain was a deputy position within the guard organization. The word "deputy" should be retained regardless of the organization, and should not be changed to indicate a full-fledged position. The titles of the father, son, and great-grandson should be recorded separately.

*Tiancong* was the reign title of Huang Taiji, limiting Sakxi's submission to the Qing Dynasty, but not specifying the dates of his descendants' appointments. Zhangjin was a Manchu clan, the Bordered Red Banner was its organizational structure, and Changbai Mountains was the family's original homeland; rank, organizational affiliation, and ancestral home each have different functions. The existing records do not contain the names of grandchildren, indicating that no figures were fabricated to fill in the gaps in the middle generations; there is also no evidence of succession to official positions, so it cannot be considered a hereditary succession within an eighth-rank military officer family. The individual's official title, the term of office of the deputy, and the specific ancestral home are still to be verified.