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Meng'eso Hala: Distinct Banner and Booi Branches

Ancestral localities, banner affiliation, and genealogical evidence

The Meng'eso clan is recorded in volume 57 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with branches from Wamian River, Changbai, Hunchun, and Zhan River.

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Clan and Banner Background

The Meng'eso clan is recorded in volume 57 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners, with branches from Wamian River, Changbai, Hunchun, and Zhan River. Its lineages included Fuhacha of the Bordered Yellow Banner, Mahai of the Plain Red Banner booi, Xiteku of the Plain Blue Banner, and Chaku of the Bordered Blue Banner. The first Chinese character of the surname does not establish that all the families belonged to the Mongol banner division.

Family Service and Distinctions

Fuhacha's son Wuerdu served as vanguard battalion commander; descendants held ministry directorships and guard and cavalry-company positions. Mahai and his son Niyaha served as ceremonial officials, Mahai's grandson Etehe as booi company commander, and great-grandsons Chengning and Zengsheng as storehouse and bithesi officials. The source expressly states that Chengning and Zengsheng were at that point registered within the banner's regular Manchu division. Their changed status cannot be projected backward to deny Mahai's earlier booi registration.

Kinship, Succession, and Evidence

Xiteku's descendants included defence, secretariat, guard, infantry, and artillery-watch officers; Chaku's descendants entered censorial and guard-command service. Each role had different duties. The dates of changes in registration, branch genealogy, and historical settlements require verification.

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.