Ji Clan

Overview

The Ji 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. Three branches are recorded: the Ji Xing, Ji Feng, and Ji Yongsheng families. Ji Xing belonged to the Plain White Banner's bondservants, residing in Liaoyang. His great-grandson, Shang'an, served as an official in the Ministry of Personnel when the genealogy was compiled. Ji Feng also belonged to the Plain White Banner's bondservants, but their ancestral home was in Changbai Mountain. His grandson, Mo'ertai, served as a deputy head of the inner court, and his great-grandson, Changbao, served as a scribe.

The Ji Yongsheng branch belonged to the Plain Red Banner's bondservants, residing in Liaoyang. They submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His grandson, Huise, served as a sixth-rank bondservant in the Ministry of Personnel when the genealogy was compiled. The banner affiliation, ancestral home, and generations differ among the branches. Although the original book lists the Ji surname together, it does not specify their common ancestor in these entries.

Yuanwailang was a civil official in the Qing Dynasty government offices responsible for handling administrative affairs within their respective departments; Neifuguanling was a deputy position within the Neiguanling system, involved in the management of subordinate personnel and supplies; Baoyida was responsible for matters related to the establishment of Baoyi (bondservants); Huise Liupin was the rank recorded in the original genealogy. Bitieshi (a transliteration of the Manchu word bithesi) was responsible for document drafting and translation. This entry is based on separate descriptions from each branch; the ancestral home in Changbai Mountain, its specific affiliation, term of office, and the original inscribed names still require further verification.