Huxi Li Clan

Overview

The Huxi Li clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 57 of the official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu clans compiled during the Qianlong reign. The genealogy summarizes their distribution in places like Yehe and Domuhalian. The Plain Red Banner's Suoerbin clan resided there, and his grandson Heise served as an infantry officer. The Bordered Blue Banner's Hao clan resided in Hurha, and his great-grandson Suotai served as a guard officer. Jinzhu, from the same banner, resided in Warka, and his grandson Hakeshan also served as a guard officer; all three were members of the group that submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the Qing dynasty.

Another branch, the Plain White Banner's Wendai clan resided in Guaercha Hunchun, and his son Emishan served as a guard officer. His younger brother Laoha's grandson Alami served as an infantry officer, and Sanbu served as a seventh-rank official; the year of their submission is unknown. The Bordered Red Banner's Baltu clan resided in Baidune, and Zelie returned from Khorchin during the Kangxi reign. These are migration records from different branches, and a single date cannot be used to generalize about the entire surname.

Infantry officers belonged to the infantry system and were involved in urban security; guard officers managed their subordinate guards and were responsible for tasks such as night watch and accompanying troops on campaigns. A seventh-rank official's name is only recorded by rank, not by their duties. The ancestral home and banner affiliation in the genealogy provide geographical and organizational information respectively, but do not automatically prove close kinship between different branches. The punctuation, village addresses, and Manchu surnames and lineages of "Yehe and Duomuhalian" still need verification.