Niyangniya Clan

Overview

The Niyangniya clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 57 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They were originally from Feidamu Village and the Heilongjiang region. The genealogy lists four members of the Plain White Banner: Mantuhu, Geerbu, Erli, and Gepuke. Mantuhu, Geerbu, and Erli were originally from Feidamu Village, while Gepuke was originally from Heilongjiang. All four belonged to a group that returned from Khorchin during the Kangxi era.

Mantuhu's grandson, Qinar, is recorded as a Xiaojixiao (BiQiXiao), and Gepuke's great-grandson, Lepudeng, was a Mufu (MuFu). Erli and Gepuke are clearly identified as being from the same clan as Geerbu, thus establishing a clan connection, but the term "same clan" does not specify a father-son, brother, or cousin relationship. The name Geerbu also appears in other surname entries; when identifying it, it must be considered together with the surname, banner affiliation, and ancestral home.

Xiaojixiao were low-ranking military officers in the Eight Banners, involved in training and managing their assigned banner soldiers; Mufu were related to pastoral management duties, but further detailed identification is required. The ancestral home of Feidamu Village and the relocation from Horqin are two separate pieces of geographical information and cannot be directly used to deduce the birthplace or the entire migration route. The village name in the electronic version contains variants of "Feida" and "Feida," and the specific village location, pastoral and sideline administrative institutions, and the exact year of relocation still need to be verified.