Kangjieda Clan

Overview

The Kangjieda clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 58 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They were originally from Heilongjiang. The genealogy lists two branches under the Plain White Banner: Serguleng and Qixitu. The year of their submission is unknown. Serguleng himself served as a zuoling (military officer), his son Enengche also served as a zuoling, his grandson Seter served as a First-Class Imperial Guard, Tejinche served as a Xiaoqixiao (a military officer), and Qixitu himself served as a Third-Class Imperial Guard.

A zuoling was an official in charge of the basic organization of the Eight Banners, responsible for matters such as the management and training of banner soldiers. The fact that both father and son served as zuoling is simply a record of their positions. Whether they held the same zuoling, and whether they obtained it through hereditary succession or separate selection, requires other records and cannot be determined solely by the phrase "also served."

First-Class and Third-Class Imperial Guards belonged to different ranks within the emperor's guard and escort system, while Xiaoqixiao was a basic military unit within the banner soldiers. Therefore, Seter and Tejinche's positions are not simply two different spellings of the same official title, and there is no evidence that they jointly inherited their father's zuoling position. This entry provides information on a combination of surname, banner affiliation, ancestral home, and official positions held by grandparents and grandchildren, but does not detail the migration process. The specific place of residence in Heilongjiang, the Manchu surname, the close kinship between the two branches, and the term of office of the officials are still to be verified.