Sukcha Clan

Overview

The Sukcha clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 61 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They originally resided in Yehe. During the Tiancong era, Bulha of the Bordered Red Banner submitted to the Qing dynasty. His grandson, Laige, served as a Qiduwei, and Canbao as a guard captain. These two positions belonged to grandchildren and cannot be considered part of Bulha's own career path, nor does the original text state that both inherited the same official position from their grandfather.

The Qiduwei participated in the training and management of banner soldiers in the basic military organization of the Eight Banners, while the guard captain commanded the subordinate guards, undertaking tasks such as guarding and accompanying on campaigns. Both descendants served in the military system but could not exchange official titles; the original genealogy does not record any military merit or hereditary title for this reason. Actual military positions and hereditary positions must be understood separately.

Tiancong was the reign title of Huang Taiji during the Later Jin period, before the Qing entered the Central Plains; this indicates that the time of Bulha's submission was not the date of each grandchild's official appointment. Yehe is the ancestral homeland, the Bordered Red Banner is the organizational affiliation, and Sukecha is the clan name. The name Burha should also be identified based on this information. The specific Yehe village, the fathers of Laige and Canbao, their affiliated military units, their Manchu surnames, and their terms of office still need to be investigated. The migration route of the entire clan cannot be supplemented based on their common ancestral home.