Yuan Liangshi

Overview

Yuan Liangshi appears in Volume 80 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*. He was a member of the Plain Red Banner's bondservant (baoyi) system. The original text states that his family had lived in Fushun for generations, but the year of their submission is unknown. "Under the bonder system" is an internal organizational description and cannot be taken as evidence that Yuan Liangshi himself held the position of bonder; the existing biographical entry also does not explicitly list his official rank.

The genealogy records that his son, Dehe, served as a Qiduwei; his second and fourth sons served as guard captains; his grandson, Yuan Wenbin, served as a scribe; and his great-grandson, Yuan Shengyuan, held an eighth-rank official position at the time of compilation. The titles of Qiduwei and guard captain reflect positions under the banner corps, while scribes handled clerical work; "eighth-rank official" only indicates rank and is insufficient to determine the specific government office and duties. These experiences span three generations—son, grandson, and great-grandson—and cannot be combined into a single record of Yuan Liangshi's appointments.

Fushun, as the original residence in the book, should be preserved within the historical context of the Qing dynasty's banner family; modern maps cannot be used to precisely deduce the subject's birthplace. The genealogical records only preserve the official appointment status and lack the start and end years. Without other official documents, it is impossible to supplement the details of the appointment process. The entry for Yuan Liangshi is mainly helpful in verifying the banner affiliation of Qing Dynasty bondservant families and the official positions of several generations.