Luo Yue Clan

Overview

The Luo Yue clan is a Manchu surname listed in Volume 61 of the official genealogy of the Manchu clans of the Eight Banners, compiled during the Qianlong reign. They resided in Yehe. Yue Long'e of the Bordered Red Banner submitted to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty. His son, Sai Tu, served as a military officer, and his grandson, Fu Shibao, served as a scribe. The text connects the individuals through father-son and grandfather-grandson relationships, with the official positions belonging to the son and grandson respectively, not two separate positions held by Yue Long'e himself.

The military officer managed the subordinate guards, and his work involved military tasks such as guarding and accompanying on campaigns. The scribe, derived from the Manchu word "bithesi," handled copying, translation, and official documents. Therefore, this branch of descendants did not always serve in the same military position, but rather participated in military security and administrative tasks. The original text does not specify which government office Fu Shibao served in, so a specific institution cannot be filled in based on general official regulations.

The surname Luo Yue, the Bordered Red Banner affiliation, and the ancestral home of Yehe respectively illustrate different levels of family identification information. The presence of the character "Yue" in Yue Long'e's name is insufficient to independently prove that his surname originated from a modern Han surname, let alone allow him to be merged with other Luo clans based on similar character shapes. Yehe is merely a historical ancestral residence, not a verified village location. The Manchu script of his surname, the exact year of Yue Long'e's submission, the terms of office of his two generations of descendants, and the specific banner (military command) still require cross-verification through archival documents.