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Zhuopute: Guwalgiya Commander and Hereditary Noble

Historical service, banner offices, and hereditary distinctions

Zhuopute was the second son of Weiqi, a Guwalgiya figure of the Bordered Yellow Banner. Volume 1 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners records.

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Background and Banner Affiliation

Zhuopute was the second son of Weiqi, a Guwalgiya figure of the Bordered Yellow Banner. Volume 1 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners records his service as a niru commander in a campaign toward Heilongjiang, after which he received the hereditary distinction yunqiwei. He subsequently fought at Jinzhou and participated in operations following the Qing entry through the Great Wall, including campaigns in Henan and Jiangnan. His distinctions increased over time, while his active offices included a military-administration appointment in the Board of War and service as a banner commander, or dutong.

Career, Campaigns, and Offices

The niru commander managed a registered banner company; the Board of War conducted central military administration; a dutong oversaw banner forces at a higher level. By contrast, ranks such as yunqiwei, qidu wei, qingche duwei and hereditary baron represented a separate succession system. The records mention combat around Hangzhou, Haining, Pinghu, Songjiang, Hengzhou and Wanggongling, as well as increases arising from imperial favors. Zhuopute eventually attained second-class baron.

Hereditary Honors and Source Limits

Later inheritance involved reductions to remove portions granted by general imperial favor. A descendant, Guanfu, inherited second-class qingche duwei and served separately as a second-class imperial bodyguard and niru commander. These were Guanfu's posts, not Zhuopute's. Zhuopute's brother Oboi had his own political career, which must not be conflated with Zhuopute's military record. Source: Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy, vol. 1.

Sources and Bibliography

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