Fei Se

Overview

Fei Se was a member of the Plain Yellow Banner's bondservant administration during the Qing Dynasty. His family had lived in Liaoyang for generations, but the exact year of their submission is unknown. Volume 77 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records the family's official positions under the relevant surname entries, but does not list Fei Se's personal official titles. Therefore, the stable or clerical positions held by his descendants cannot be considered part of Fei Se's personal experience.

The original text states that his son, Walda, served as a stable master; his grandson, Dase, also served as a stable master; and another grandson, Liuge, served as a scribe. The phrase "also served" indicates that both Dase and Walda served as stable masters, but this does not mean that the same official position existed within the family that could be directly inherited. "Liuge" is a personal name, not six scribes. A stable master was an official responsible for managing the corresponding stable affairs, while a scribe focused on writing, copying, and clerical work; the original entry does not specify which specific agencies these individuals served in.

The genealogical record condenses the different positions of fathers, sons, and grandsons into a single text. When reading it, the most important thing is to accurately identify the generational relationships such as "son" and "grandson," and to distinguish between the individual's actual situation and family background. Regarding Fese's birth, death, year of submission, and life story, the existing entry does not provide sufficient information, and it is not appropriate for the encyclopedia to supplement it based on the positions of his descendants.