Darji

Overview

Darji is a bannerman under the Tongsele clan in Volume 58 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. The original text states that he belonged to the Bordered Red Banner, and was of the same clan as Fude in the same volume; his family had lived in the Nenhe region for generations. The genealogy mainly records the official positions of his relatives and descendants, without explicitly listing any official positions Darji himself held, nor providing reliable birth and death dates. Therefore, one cannot supplement Darji's military or official career based solely on the fact that many of his relatives held positions.

The original text records Darji's younger brother, Duluxun, whose son, Saizhu, served as a defense officer, and Sande served as a military officer. Among his later grandchildren, Yihana served as a first-class bodyguard, Yihaqi as an infantry officer, Huxintai as a censor and captain, and Huxili as a military officer at the time of compiling the genealogy. His great-grandchildren, Archen and Erne, also hold positions such as military officer and cavalry officer. Note the generational titles and different official positions in the genealogy: "Geishizhong" was a position of remonstrance and investigation within the court, while "zuoling" involved grassroots management within the Eight Banners; neither can be categorized as a general military position.

"Of the same clan as Fude" indicates the clan connection recorded in the genealogy, but it is insufficient to prove a specific father-son or brother relationship between the two; "Nenhe" should also be retained as the original place name in the book and should not be directly applied to modern administrative divisions without verification. The most reliable information in the Darji entry is its banner affiliation, clan affiliation, ancestral residence, and the positions held by its listed relatives.