Uyacha Clan

Overview

The Uyacha clan is a Manchu surname recorded in Volume 58 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans*, an official compilation of the Qianlong Emperor's reign. Their ancestral home was in Jilin Ula and Eyuntun. The Shahun clan of the Bordered White Banner resided in Jilin Ula; their son, Shalonga, served as a vanguard officer; their great-grandson, Fubao, was a warehouse keeper; Narsonga served as a military commander; and their great-great-grandson, Nuomuhun, served as a scribe. The Narbu clan of the Plain Blue Banner resided in Eyuntun; their son, Nartai, served as a cavalry captain; and their grandson, Lunbai, served as a third-class guard. Both branches submitted to the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of its rule.

The vanguard officer managed their assigned vanguard; the military commander governed their assigned guards; the cavalry captain was a basic military officer within the banner system; and the guards were attendants to princes and nobles. The scribe handled official documents such as copying and translation; therefore, not all descendants of this clan held the same military position.

"Warehouse keeper" is the title given to Fubao in the genealogy. The original text does not specify the warehouse name or formally refer to it as "treasurer," so it cannot be directly replaced by "treasurer." The fact that the same clan is divided into two banners does not prove that the two branches belong to the same close ancestor or the same banner. The location of Eyuntun, the institution to which Fubao belongs, the term of office of each person and their Manchu surnames still need to be verified, and the goods stored in the warehouse cannot be inferred from the warehouse positions.