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Subai: Guwalgiya Officer of the Plain White Banner

Historical service, banner offices, and hereditary distinctions

Subai was the second son of Wulikan, a Guwalgiya ancestor of the Plain White Banner. Volume 4 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners records Subai.

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Background and Banner Affiliation

Subai was the second son of Wulikan, a Guwalgiya ancestor of the Plain White Banner. Volume 4 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners records Subai serving as a banner company commander in campaigns involving Chahar, Beijing, Jinzhou, Shandong and the Qing entry into China proper. His hereditary distinctions increased from qidu wei through later military achievements. He also fought in Sichuan, received third-class viscount, was raised through imperial favor to second-class viscount, then experienced dismissal and partial restoration as first-class baron. His active appointments included senior command of the emperor's imperial guards.

Career, Campaigns, and Offices

A niru commander was responsible for banner households and military service, while the imperial guard commander supervised palace protection. Qidu wei, qingche duwei, baron and viscount were hereditary awards and titles, not promotions through the hierarchy of one office. Subai's older brother Wubai received the Gioro surname and served among the Sixteen Ministers; those special distinctions should not be transferred to Subai without direct evidence.

Hereditary Honors and Source Limits

After Subai's death, he received the posthumous name Qinxi. Later successors included Ang'anba, Haoshan and Xuchang, with retirements and dismissals affecting transmission. His son Hetuo earned an independent qidu wei plus yunqiwei distinction in campaigns near Pingliang, Huguang and Yunnan. Hetuo's campaigns were his own, rather than a continuation of his father's active service. Source: Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy, vol. 4.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
  2. Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org
  3. Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org

References reproduce links supplied with the Chinese research manuscript. Individual historical claims have not all been independently verified against the primary sources.