Erjin

Overview

Erjin is a member of the Plain Blue Banner under the "Erhe Clan" section of Volume 57 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, residing in the Aihun region. This entry does not provide details of Erjin's personal official career; the book preserves records of his descendants' official positions across several generations. Erjin's group is listed as having no known year of submission, and cannot be forcibly assigned to a specific early Qing dynasty reign title.

His great-grandson, Zhunqi, served as an infantry officer; Adachan served as a principal officer; his great-great-grandson, Yimandai, served as acting commander and lieutenant commander; Suhai served as a lieutenant commander at the time the genealogy was compiled; Zhou Shi served as an infantry officer at the time of the genealogy's compilation; his fourth-generation descendant, Hejia, served as a guard officer at the time of the genealogy's compilation; and Borhetu served as acting guard commander. The term "acting" in the original text cannot be omitted, as acting positions are not entirely the same as officially appointed ones.

This family had members holding positions in banner affairs, infantry, and clerical duties, but the actual official position of their ancestor Erjin does not appear in this entry. "Aihun" should be preserved as a historical place name as it appears in the original book; its exact corresponding area requires independent geographical evidence and cannot be directly replaced by a modern administrative place name.