Clan and Banner Background
The Semuqili clan appears in volume 58 of the Comprehensive Genealogy of Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners. The original Chinese master preserves a variant character that the genealogical text writes in its common form. The surname is associated with Heilongjiang, and two Bordered Yellow Banner branches, descended from Daidali and Alang'a, were both early adherents.
Family Service and Distinctions
Daidali's great-grandson Wumoshen became a niru commander; fifth-generation descendants Sulang'a and Qishibao served as infantry- and cavalry-company officers, while E'hene held a guard-company post at the time of compilation. A fourth-generation descendant, Shunke, was both a second-class imperial bodyguard and a leader of a guard squad. Alang'a himself served in an infantry-company office. The appointments are assigned to their own generations, not combined into Daidali's personal record.
Kinship, Succession, and Evidence
A niru commander managed the basic banner company; infantry, cavalry, and guard-company positions belonged to separate organizations. Second-class bodyguard designated a level of personal guard service, whereas guard squad leader identified an organizational responsibility held by the same man. Neither term is an inheritable noble rank. The precise Heilongjiang settlement and kinship between the two lines require verification.
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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