Lang Qi

Overview

Lang Qi was a member of the Niegeli clan of the Manchu Banner. Volume 54 of the official *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans* lists him under the Bordered Blue Banner, belonging to the group of people who submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. This entry primarily preserves the official positions held by later generations of his family, not a complete biography of Lang Qi himself; the explanation of submission at the end of the same group must be read in conjunction with this entry.

The genealogy records that Lang Qi's great-grandson, Salantai, served as a military officer; his fourth-generation descendant, Lizhu, served as a cavalry officer; Suodase served as a scribe; his fifth-generation descendant, Saishang'a, was a seventh-rank official; Hanban served as an assistant secretary; and his sixth-generation descendant, Wuling'a, also served as a seventh-rank official. The generations listed here represent different levels of descendants; not all of them can be listed as Lang Qi's sons, nor can their official positions be attributed to Lang Qi alone.

Military officers and cavalry officers belonged to the military and cavalry organizations respectively; assistant secretaries were civil officials within the government; scribe comes from the Manchu word *bithesi*, referring to officials engaged in writing, translation, and other document-related tasks. The seventh rank only indicates the range of official positions and does not specify duties or institutions. The term "currently serving" in the genealogy is relative to the point in time when the information was compiled and should not be interpreted as still holding the position today. Further verification is needed regarding Lang Qi's birth and death dates, Hui Fa's specific residence, and the government offices where his descendants served.