Weng Niu Luo Clan

Overview

The Weng Niu Luo clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 58 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans*, an official compilation from the Qianlong reign. Their ancestral home was Yehe and Dalinghe. Benbai of the Bordered White Banner resided in Yehe, surrendering to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His great-grandson, Shenyang, served as a military officer. Erwu of the Plain Blue Banner resided in Dalinghe; the year of their surrender is unknown. Their great-grandson, Fubao, and great-grandson, Genduli, both served as eighth-rank officials. Their fourth-generation descendant, Suo'erxun, served as a first-class bodyguard.

"Shenyang" is a descendant's name in Benbai's lineage and cannot be used as evidence of his migration from Yehe to Shenyang. Dalinghe, however, is a clearly stated ancestral home of Erwu's branch. The grammatical positions of personal and place names must be distinguished according to the original text, not simply by familiar modern place names.

The military officer managed the subordinate guards, while the first-class bodyguard was a military officer under the princes' courts. The eighth rank only indicates the range of official positions and cannot specify the exact civil or military positions of Fubao and Genduli. The original text does not specify why Solson served as a guard or which royal court he belonged to, nor does it record his full surname and hereditary title. The close kinship between the two branches, the original printed text of their names, the specific ancestral residences of Yehe and Dalinghe, and the dates of their appointments still need to be verified. The common surname is not used as the basis for a complete migration route.