The bilingual imperial mandate belonging to Zhang Songling who once served as an official position of Guanjunshi from Luanyiwei,which was written in both Chinese and Manchu languages and collected by Jiangning Weaving Museum,recorded the succession process of hereditary title of Zhang Zhongdi's pedigree.Zhang Zhongdi once served as nirui janggin of Eighth Niru in Fourth Jalan of Ujen Cooha.As a descendant of a Han official from Liaoxi Wei-so System who surrendered to the Later Jin period,Zhang Zhongdi,who inherited a title of nobility from his father,was included in a part of Ujen Cooha in Eight Banners structure of the Qing Dynasty.Due to military achievements,Zhang Zhongdi was treated well by emperors,and his title was promoted accordingly.After following the Emperor Shunzhi into the Central Plains,because the Qing Court granted the Zhang clan a privileged position that their title was inherited from generation to generation without being interrupted,them evolved into a hereditary title family.By virtue of protections by their elders or ancestors,Zhang Zhongdi's heirs entered the Luanyiwei Department through a specific channel of choosing and appointing officials,and managed the Eighth Niru from generation to generation.The article delves into relevant issues related to the imperial'mandate such as design,characters'informations,and manchurianization of names.Based on this,it outlines the interactive track between a case history of the Zhang family from Ujen Cooha in Liaodong region and a dynasty history.
"Kangxi Dynastys Imperial Mandate"Zhang ZhongdiA hereditary title family from Ujen Cooha