The Historical Value of the Literature on Banner Garrison"Affairs"in the Qing Dynasty
In the national history,Qing history and Manchu studies on Banner garrison,in addition to ar-chives,official documents,private works and local records,there is literature on"garrison affairs"which draws lit-tle attention.The literature were written at different times with no standard style,title and content.Some are only seen in old citations and a small number are in old block-printed edition.Most of them are handed down in copies and manuscripts,which are not widely circulated.Some reliable ones are rarely seen.They could be regarded as official texts such as regulations and rules,or monographs on Banner garrison affairs,or the initial form of local re-cords.Based on the official correspondence of garrison battalions and with little written history,many of them are unique local historical records reflecting the origin and changes of the garrison system in various places,which are highly credible and of great historical value.
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