Gejin Clan

Overview

The Gejin clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 60 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, an official compilation from the Qianlong reign, and its ancestral home was Fola. The year of Biyao and Qi's submission as bondservant of the Plain White Banner is unknown. Their son, Wuxitai, served as a zuoling (military officer), and their great-grandson, Amuha, served as a Hujunxiao (military officer in charge of guards). Bondservant status is explicitly recorded in this entry and must be preserved along with banner color, surname, and official rank.

Bondservant status and organizational category within the Eight Banners were specific hierarchical relationships and cannot be understood as ordinary employees in modern terms. zuoling refers both to a basic organizational unit and the official managing that unit; Hujunxiao managed the subordinate guards, undertaking tasks such as guard duty and accompanying on campaigns. These materials show that members of bondservant families could enter the corresponding military and political official system; status labels cannot replace job titles.

Wuxitai was the son of Biyao and Qi, and Amuha was listed as their great-grandson. The official rank cannot be attributed to Biyao and Qi themselves, and the original text does not fully list the paternal lineage between them. While Fola is considered the ancestral home, it is insufficient to definitively identify the village of birth; other branches of the same clan cannot be automatically inferred from this alone. Specific details regarding the bondservant system, the location of the banner officer, the Manchu surname, and the date of submission still require verification through the original printed text and archives.