Luojia Clan

Overview

The Luojia 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. Their ancestral homes were Xiketun and Hada. The Washan clan of the Plain Blue Banner resided in Xiketun, surrendering at the beginning of the dynasty; their grandson, Luo'erna, served as an assistant instructor. The Dangse clan of the Bordered Red Banner resided in Hada; the year of their surrender is unknown, but their son, Luoge, served as a seventh-rank official. The Sartai clan of the Bordered Blue Banner had no known origin, but they served as a third-class guard; the year of their surrender is also unknown.

"Boatwoman" refers to a specific affiliation and organizational category within the Eight Banners. Here, it is specifically used for the Dangse branch and cannot be generalized to the entire clan. "Official" handled ceremonial affairs within the prefecture, while "guard" provided protection and security; both must be understood in the context of the specific prefecture. "Seventh rank" refers to the rank listed under "Official," and should not be rewritten using official systems from another period.

"Assistant instructor" is an official teaching title and cannot be directly interpreted as a modern assistant teacher. The original genealogy does not specify Luo'erna's school or institution, and therefore cannot be used to assign him a position at the Imperial Academy. The three branches are respectively involved in education, etiquette, and guard affairs, but lack complete lineages and individual tenure records. The location of Siktun, the Rorna teaching institution, and the Sartean origins are still pending verification, and the characters of the surnames are not considered direct evidence of modern surname conversion.