Wocheku Clan

Overview

The Wocheku clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 59 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They resided in Yehe. The year of Dandaha's submission under the Plain Yellow Banner is unknown. His son, Huafeng, served as an Assistant Minister, and his grandson, Suozhu, served as a Minister. The text preserves a family lineage spanning three generations, but two of the official positions belong to the son and grandson, not Dandaha himself.

Minister and Assistant Minister were civil service titles within Qing dynasty ministries and departments. The former was in charge of relevant departmental affairs, while the latter participated in and assisted in the administrative work of the institution; specific responsibilities varied depending on the department. The original text does not specify which ministry Huafeng and Suozhu belonged to, so it cannot be simply attributed to a fixed ministry such as the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Revenue, nor is there evidence to suggest their appointments were father-son succession for the same position.

Yehe is the ancestral home; Plain Yellow Banner indicates banner affiliation; Wocheku indicates clan classification; and "year of submission unknown" is a limitation imposed by the original text on the timeline. The genealogy book combines surnames with clan members' official positions, providing material for tracing the family's entry into the Qing Dynasty's administrative system, but it does not provide a complete resume for each individual. The Manchu spelling of the surname, the specific Yehe village, the time of submission, and the dates of the father and son's official appointments are still to be verified, and it is not combined with other surnames beginning with "Woche" based on phonetic similarity.