Ji Feng

Overview

Ji Feng, also known as Ji Feng, appears in the Ji clan entry of Volume 77 of the *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. His original name retained the character "Feng" (Feng) at the end. He belonged to the Plain White Banner under the jurisdiction of a bondservant (Feng) official. His family had lived in the Changbai Mountains region for generations, but the year of their submission is unknown. The original text only records that his grandson, Mo'ertai, once served as an Inner Deputy Commander (Nei Fu Guan Ling), and his great-grandson, Changbao, served as a scribe during the compilation. It does not provide detailed information about Ji Feng's own official positions or activities.

The Plain White Banner was one of the Eight Banners; "bondservant under the commander" indicates the group to which one belonged, with the commander system managing the relevant population and corvée labor. The phrase "under the commander" here refers to status and organizational relationship, and cannot be interpreted as Ji Feng himself holding the position of commander. The Inner Deputy Commander was an official assisting the Inner Commander in handling affairs related to palace supplies, personnel, and corvée labor; Mo'ertai's position belonged to his grandson.

"Changbai Mountain area" is a historical geographical designation. The original entry did not specify the exact foothills, villages, or migration routes, so the location of the Ji family's original village cannot be determined solely based on the location of the modern Changbai Mountain scenic area. The Manchu official title "bithesi" is related to "bithe" meaning "book" or "document," and involved copying and writing tasks; this position existed in various institutions during the Qing Dynasty. The appointment of Changbao should be understood as a record from the time of compiling the *Tongpu*, and cannot be used to infer the specific era in which Ji Feng lived.