Clan and Banner Background
The Chukuer clan appears in volume 56 of the Qianlong-era Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners. The genealogy explains that Chukuer was originally a place-name adopted as a clan designation. Its members were associated with Chukuer Village. Hudukun, a member of the Plain Blue Banner, submitted to the emerging Qing state during its early years. The military achievements described in the record, however, concern his son Yilibu rather than Hudukun himself.
Family Service and Distinctions
Yilibu served as a cavalry officer, or xiaoqixiao, and participated in the Zhejiang campaigns. He repeatedly fought troops commanded by Li Tinggui near Yuankou Village in Quzhou Prefecture. When forces associated with Liu Guoxuan subsequently attacked Haicheng County, Yilibu was killed in action. He received a posthumous award of the hereditary rank yunqiwei, which passed to his son Yasong'a. After Yasong'a's death it passed to Jiushou, the son of Yasong'a's younger brother—not to Yasong'a's own son.
Kinship, Succession, and Evidence
A cavalry officer was responsible for practical banner-unit duties, whereas yunqiwei was a hereditary distinction awarded for service. The transfer of the latter did not automatically confer the former post. The modern identification of Chukuer Village, the location of Yuankou, and the precise campaign dates remain to be established. Source: Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy, vol. 56.
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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