Etenge

Overview

Etenge appears 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 appendix. He belonged to the Plain Blue Banner as a bondservant, residing in Namudulu for generations, but the year of his submission is unknown. His eldest son, Moke, served as a zuoling (military officer), his second son, Xiteha, as a Xiaoqi Xiao (cavalry captain), and his grandson, Selantai, as a Hujun Xiao (military officer). The original text does not mention the ancestor's official position.

Boatservant was a specific subordinate status within the banner, not equivalent to a specific official position, nor could it be directly determined by the Plain Blue Banner to a particular princely residence. zuoling managed the households, land, and military registers under their jurisdiction; Xiaoqi Xiao participated in the basic management of the Xiaoqi cavalry; and Hujun Xiao belonged to the Hujun organization. Each of these three positions had its own management responsibilities, and the positions of the eldest and second sons had to be clearly distinguished.

Zhangjin is the name of the Manchu clan, Namudulu is the family's ancestral home, and banner registration refers to their organizational affiliation. The original text only states that Serantai was a grandson, without specifying which son's heir, so a father-son connection should not be arbitrarily established; the appointment of Moke as Zuoling also lacks evidence of hereditary rule or succession. The character "Teng" in the mother's name and its form in the electronic text image should be re-examined according to the original printed edition, without replacing characters based on similar pronunciations. The modern location of Namudulu, his affiliation with the bondservant government, and the terms of office for each position still need to be verified.