Hurhasu Clan

Overview

The Hurhasu clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 62 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, an official compilation from the Qianlong era. Their ancestral home was in Jilin Ula. The genealogy records that Omoktu belonged to the Plain Blue Banner and was withdrawn from Khorchin during the Kangxi era, where he served as a zuoling (military officer). His grandson, Bandarshan, also served as a zuoling; his great-grandson, Dalai, served as a Third-Class Guard when the genealogy was compiled; and his great-great-grandson, Alaptan, served as a Military Officer.

The ancestral home and the location of withdrawal are two separate pieces of information: Jilin Ula is the ancestral home recorded in the genealogy, while Khorchin was the region before the withdrawal. The term "withdrawal" reflects migration and reorganization, and therefore cannot be used to change the ancestral home of the surname to Khorchin, or directly classify this Manchu surname as a Mongolian surname.

A zuoling was responsible for the military and civilian management of the Eight Banners' basic organization; a Military Officer participated in leading and guarding the guards; and a Third-Class Guard belonged to the guard rank of princes and nobles. The three categories of positions indicate that several generations of the family held different military and guard posts, rather than being three different names for the same position. The Ula region is connected to the Songhua River basin in present-day Jilin Province, and its historical scope should be understood in the context of the era. The specific year of withdrawal, migration route, and individual appointments are pending verification, and the generational order is preserved according to the original genealogy.