Clan and Banner Background
The Zhuhele clan is listed in volume 60 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with Ula as its historical home. Nutala of the Plain White Banner submitted early. His great-grandson Maikan served as a guard-company officer, while fourth-generation descendant Guangyu was an assistant ministry director. The source specifically states that Guangyu was registered as a booi of the same banner when the genealogy was prepared. This detail was recovered for the master record from a formerly index-only entry.
Family Service and Distinctions
Booi was a category of household or administrative dependency within the banners. The note concerning Guangyu cannot by itself establish that Nutala and every Zhuhele family had always held exactly that affiliation. Sharing the same banner colour did not eliminate differences among regular companies and booi households.
Kinship, Succession, and Evidence
Maikan's military company responsibilities and Guangyu's bureaucratic post also belonged to different generations and administrative systems. Guangyu's booi registration is compatible with his officeholding; it should not be treated as evidence that he could not serve in government. The precise Ula settlement, his particular household company or administrative unit, and the dates of the affiliation and office remain unresolved.
Sources and Bibliography
- Source reference 1 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 2 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 3 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 4 — zh.wikisource.org
- Source reference 5 — 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.
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