Yashangren

Overview

Volume 79 of the Qing Dynasty's *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* includes a brief biography of Yashangren in the section "Appendix: Surnames of the Tainikan within the Manchu Banners." The genealogy records him as a member of the Plain Yellow Banner, residing in Jilin Ula for generations, and submitting to the Qing Dynasty during the Tiancong era. His great-grandson, Chongshun, served as an infantry officer, and his great-great-grandson, Baoping, served as a first-class imperial bodyguard and head of the imperial bodyguard squad. Baozai also served in the Secretariat. The genealogy records him as a member of the Plain Yellow Banner. The phrase "submitted during the Tiancong era" places his submission during the reign of Huang Taiji, before the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, but the original entry does not specify the year, location, or details of his submission. An infantry officer was a low-ranking military officer within the Beijing infantry system, and related institutions also had duties such as gatekeeping and patrolling. When the original entry did not record personal achievements, it was inappropriate to attribute common duties to his personal political achievements. Imperial bodyguards belonged to the palace guard and attendant system, with ranks and treatment differentiated by first, second, and third class; the status of an imperial bodyguard was not equivalent to a noble title. This entry confirms the banner affiliation, organizational status, ancestral home, and official records of the person or their relatives listed in the genealogy; however, it does not provide birth and death dates or a complete migration process.