Wu Batai

Overview

The genealogy book lists Wu Batai under the heading "Yougeli Clan," but the main subject of the entry is still Wu Batai himself; the surname heading indicates the arrangement and cannot be used to replace the name. According to the original entry, Wu Batai was a bondservant of the Bordered White Banner, who came to submit at the beginning of the dynasty. The genealogy subsequently preserves the following chain of relatives and positions: original bonder-chief; his son Piaodai, original eighth-rank official; grandson Seke, original shepherd; Heyatu, original guard officer; great-grandson Bashiyi, original eighth-rank official. "Bounded White Banner bondservant" indicates both the banner color and the bonder-chief system. The general description of this surname heading also states that the family has lived in the Yehe region for generations. Bonder-chief was an official title in the bonder-chief system of the Imperial Household Department, and the "bonder-chief" in the official title cannot be used to replace the original description of the banner identity in the genealogy.