Maoyi Clan

Overview

Maoyi 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 Ying'e. Wengtou of the Bordered Red Banner surrendered to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty, serving as a Qiduwei, while his grandson Changlu served as a ceremonial officer. These are separate records of the appointments of the grandfather and grandson; the position of ceremonial officer cannot be attributed to Wengtou, nor can Changlu be written as Wengtou's son.

A Qiduwei was a low-ranking military officer in the Eight Banners, involved in the training, discipline, and daily management of their assigned banner troops. A ceremonial officer, on the other hand, handled ceremonial guidance and related rituals within the official system of princely residences. Their work areas differed, and they were not two levels of the same military rank. Changlu's specific residence is not recorded in the text, so he cannot be directly assigned to a princely residence based on another ceremonial officer with the same name.

Maoyi is the clan name, Ying'e is the historical ancestral home, and the Bordered Red Banner is the organizational affiliation. Using this information together helps distinguish Wengtou and Changlu from other surnames with the same name. The original book does not provide personal birth and death dates or military achievements, and the grandfather and grandson's official positions do not imply the family's acquisition of hereditary titles. The specific settlements of Ying'e, Manchu surnames, the zuoling (military commander) to which Wengtou belonged, and the term of office of Changlu still need to be verified by the original printed text and archives. The general period of "early years of the dynasty" is not directly written as a specific year.