Daita

Overview

Daita is a member of the Bordered Blue Banner under the Hanyan clan in Volume 57 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. His family resided in Helintai and he was listed among those who surrendered to the Qing dynasty in the early years. The original text does not record Daita's official position; subsequent information mainly concerns the positions held by his descendants. Therefore, the official careers of multiple generations of his family cannot be attributed to the subject himself.

According to Volume 57, Daita's great-grandson, Eshan, served as a third-class guard; his great-great-grandson, Hehe, served as a cavalry captain; and Esitai, at the time of compiling the genealogy, served as "acting deputy commander of the Imperial Guard"; his fourth-generation descendant, Sede, served as a military officer; and his fifth-generation descendant, Wulintai, served as a vanguard officer. "Acting" indicates a de facto appointment and should not be arbitrarily changed to "actually appointed deputy commander of the Imperial Guard." This distinction in position is a crucial detail for understanding this personnel record.

The relevant official titles involve the Qing dynasty's princely guards, banner troops, and vanguard guard system, but the original text does not specify the locations and dates of all these individuals' appointments. The Hanyan clan is the clan name used in the original classification; this entry alone cannot pinpoint Helintai to a specific point on a modern map. The historical value of the Daita entry lies in presenting the family's official records within the Eight Banners system for several generations, rather than proving that the individual had verifiable military achievements or a prominent official rank.