Deng Clan

Overview

The Deng family is listed in Volume 77 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, under the section on Nikan surnames within the Manchu Banners. Deng Anming belonged to the Bordered Yellow Banner, a bondservant banner, and his family resided in Shenyang. He served as a Qiduwei. His grandson Deng Guangqian and great-grandson Deng Zhizong both served as officials. His great-great-grandsons Dazhang and Deng Maozhong served as scribes, Deng Maohe served as a Qiduwei, and Deng Maode served as a blue-feathered bodyguard. The genealogy does not record the year this branch submitted to the Qing dynasty.

Two other branches, belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner, namely Deng Yuankui and Deng Shizi, are recorded as bondservant officers, residing in Tieling. Their descendants held positions such as scribe and deputy shepherd. Another branch, belonging to the Plain White Banner, was a bondservant banner, residing in Shenyang. His grandson Qing'en served as a bondservant military commander and lieutenant, and his great-grandson Shenbao was a student. Deng Jingfu belonged to the Plain Red Banner, residing in Liaoyang, and submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty.

The positions of military commander and lieutenant respectively involved military leadership and grassroots management; Qing'en's concurrent positions should have been retained. Langzhong was an administrative position in the government office; Bitieshi was a transliteration of the Manchu word bithesi, responsible for document and translation matters; Shengyuan was an educational qualification, different from official records. Qigu and Guanling were specific categories of management; this article does not rely on the common surname Deng to merge different branches, and the original printed edition and term details are yet to be verified.