Sukchen

Overview

Sukechen was a member of the Wuzhala clan of the Bordered Blue Banner during the early Qing Dynasty. Volume 30 of the official Qing Dynasty genealogy, *the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that his family originally resided in Yehe and submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His grandson, Huantai, once served as a city gate guard. His great-great-grandson, Donggui, died in battle while leading the charge in a siege, and was posthumously awarded the title of Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank), which was inherited by his son, Fulata. Fulata was later granted the title of Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank) by imperial decree, but later died in battle in Jianchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province.

The title of City Gate Guard involved gatekeeping and defense, while Qiduwei (hereditary merit rank) and Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank) were hereditary titles, awarded posthumously and differing from their official positions during their lifetime. Fulata was later posthumously recognized for his military merits, and the lineage saw instances of demotion, reinstatement, and succession by close relatives. The original genealogy also records that Fasali participated in the campaigns against Chahar and Arshan and entered Tibet, each receiving an independent Yunqiwei (hereditary merit rank) award, making it impossible to combine several branches into a single conferment of the title.

Yehe can be referenced to the present-day Yehe Manchu Town in Tiedong District, Siping City, but the specific ancestral residence requires further verification. The names of the inheritors in the electronic text include image-based characters, and the original place name of the siege, "Guangdu County," must also be verified against the original text; this text does not arbitrarily create missing characters or revise battlefield locations, and still distinguishes between the deeds of great-great-grandsons, fifth-generation descendants, and the author.