Luyele Clan

Overview

The Luyele 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. Their ancestral home was in Heilongjiang and Sanxing. The Muruken clan of the Bordered Yellow Banner resided in Heilongjiang and submitted to the Qing during the Tiancong era; their great-grandson, Yicheli, served as a Blue-Lanyard Guard. The Albing'a clan of the Plain Yellow Banner resided in Sanxing, but the year of their submission is unknown; their great-grandson, Susang'a, served as a Third-Class Guard, and Kuchu served as a Second-Class Guard at the Qianqing Gate; their fifth-generation descendant, Nelson, served as a Cavalry Commander.

Tiancong was the reign title of Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period, before the Qing entered the Central Plains. The year of Albing'a's submission is not confirmed, so it cannot be changed to the same period based on the surname. Muruken and Albing'a represent the starting points of their respective branches, and the recorded positions of their descendants cannot be attributed to their own careers.

Blue-Lanyard, Third-Class, and Second-Class were ranks of Guard, and the Qianqing Gate provides specific information on guard duties; Cavalry Commanders served in the basic military organization of the Banner troops. The titles recorded in the Ku Chu should retain both "Qianqing Gate" and "Second Class," and should not be limited to the general term "guard," nor should they be interpreted as another imperial clan title. The historical regions, specific residences, relationships between the two branches, and the terms of office of each member of the three surnames still need to be verified, and the character "Lu" in the mother Ku should be retained as it is.