Geng Shilong

Overview

Geng Shilong was a bannerman of the Bordered Yellow Banner during the Qing Dynasty. His family originally resided in Shenyang, but the year of their submission is unknown. The official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, Volume 78, under the entry for the Geng family, lists him as an ancestor, recording that his grandson Geng Dejin served as a warehouse manager and his great-grandson Geng Liuge served as a second-class imperial bodyguard, but it does not record any official position held by Geng Shilong himself.

The bannermen of the Bordered Yellow Banner were part of the Qing Dynasty's imperial service population. "Bannerman" (QiGu) was an internal organizational category within this system, not a profession of musical instrument performance. The Eight Banners status, the bannerman's affiliation, and the actual positions held by their descendants clearly indicate their organization, status, and duties, and cannot be compressed into a vague term like "Banner official."

The warehouse manager appeared in various warehouse departments of the Imperial Household Department, involved in the storage and management of warehouse materials. The titles and ranks of different warehouse managers were not entirely consistent. The original text does not specify the warehouse managed by Geng Dejin, therefore his rank or the items under his management are not determined here. Second-class bodyguards were of the fourth rank in the Imperial Guard's system and were responsible for guarding and protecting the emperor; however, the specific location of Geng Liuge's duty was not recorded.