Wuli

Overview

Wuli was a member of the Hong'e clan during the Qing Dynasty, listed in Volume 55 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* under the entry for the Jing Yilu family. He was the great-grandson of Jing Yilu and served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Heilongjiang. This branch belonged to the Bordered White Banner and resided in Jilin. The original text also records that they were transferred from the Plain White Banner.

The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Heilongjiang was part of the Northeast garrison management system. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief participated in the management of garrison troops and banner affairs, and had a management hierarchy with the Garrison General, Assistant Commander, and Zuo Commander. The *Draft History of the Qing Dynasty* records that the location of the Heilongjiang General's residence and the subordinate Deputy Commander-in-Chief's institutions under his jurisdiction underwent migrations and expansions; this historical evolution reminds readers that the original title cannot be directly equated with a deputy governor of a specific city or province today.

Hong'e is a Manchu surname derived from a mountain name. The family's ancestral residence in Jilin and Wuli's service in Heilongjiang are two separate geographical records. Jilin can be linked to the historical region of present-day Jilin City, but Wuli's birthplace cannot be determined solely by his ancestral residence. The original book does not record his participation in the campaign against Russia or any border defense battles, so his personal achievements cannot be fabricated based on his background as a garrison officer; the Guangdong Deputy Military Governor, who was in the same branch as Niu Niu, is also not under Wu Li's name. His specific post, term of office, and the date of his transfer to another post still need to be verified by the archives.