Wu La Clan

Overview

The Wu La clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 61 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They resided in Zhengjiabao. During the Tiancong era, Mulima of the Bordered White Banner submitted to the Qing dynasty, and his great-grandson, Luo Xing, served as a deputy military officer. This position clearly belongs to a descendant; it cannot be changed to indicate that Mulima himself held the position, nor can the "deputy" be omitted to elevate it to a full-fledged position.

The military system was responsible for military duties such as guarding the emperor and accompanying him on campaigns. The deputy military officer was a lower-level deputy position within this system and should be distinguished from titles like military officer or military commander. Preserving this position in the genealogy indicates that the descendant participated in military service, but it does not provide details about which battles Luo Xing participated in, what hereditary title he received, or his subsequent promotions.

Tiancong was the reign title used by Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period, belonging to the pre-Qing conquest phase; it defines the time frame of Mulima's submission and does not mean that his great-grandson Luo Xing also held an official position during the same period. Zhengjiabao is the ancestral home name, Bordered White Banner refers to the official status, and Wula is the surname. It cannot be directly merged with the modern Wu surname based on the character "Wu". The specific location of Zhengjiabao, the Manchu surname, the middle father-son chain, and the dates of Luo Xing's tenure still need to be verified by the original printed edition and resume, and cannot be located based on a modern village with the same name.