Eheda

Overview

Eheda (originally written as "Eheda") appears in Volume 59 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner. The genealogy records his submission at the beginning of the Qing dynasty, but does not provide a precise year or record his official position. The entries focus on the positions of his son, grandson, and great-grandson, preserving information about the Eight Banners military personnel of a family that submitted to the Qing dynasty in the early Qing period.

His son, Sele, served as a Qiduwei; Wu Erqin and Salpo both served as infantry captains; his grandson, Fulong'e, served as a guard captain; and his great-grandson, Mada, served as a Qiduwei at the time the genealogy was compiled. Qiduwei, infantry captain, and guard captain were different banner military positions, and should not be confused simply because they were all military posts. Nor should the original phrases "formerly held" and "currently held" be rewritten as referring to the same period of service.

This record indicates that Eheda's descendants held multiple banner military positions, but there is no evidence that Eheda himself served as an officer in any of these institutions. The original book does not list the paternal branches of each grandchild after Selé and others, therefore, it cannot be concluded that Madha is Selé's direct grandchild based on the order of their lineage. Historical writing should accurately preserve these generational and official boundaries.