Clan and Banner Background
The Wuergeqi clan appears in volume 56 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with Yehe named as its ancestral home. Dadu of the Bordered Red Banner submitted early. The genealogy chiefly traces hereditary military distinctions acquired and transmitted by his descendants rather than recording a long career of Dadu himself.
Family Service and Distinctions
Dadu's son Eguli joined operations at Anzhou while not holding office and earned yunqiwei. Because he died without a son, the award passed to his paternal uncle's son Deerku. Deerku subsequently gained increments by imperial favour and military service in Sichuan, ultimately reaching second-class qingche duwei. After retiring owing to illness, he passed the distinction to his son Dengdeli, who distinguished himself fighting Galdan and became first-class qingche duwei. On Dengdeli's retirement the award passed to his son Daqi. At that succession, increments bestowed by favour were removed, leaving qidu wei plus yunqiwei.
Kinship, Succession, and Evidence
Being described as an unattached bannerman did not exempt Eguli from military obligations. All these grades refer to military hereditary honours, not to specific posts commanding cavalry troops. The reductions on inheritance were reviews of title entitlement, not dismissal from a named battlefield office. Exact dates and the Yehe village site require further examination.
Sources and Bibliography
References reproduce links supplied with the Chinese research manuscript. Individual historical claims have not all been independently verified against the primary sources.
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