Qing Dynasty Eight Banners Aristocrats, do you know who is the boss
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was a word known as the "national business card" - that is, the Eight Banners. Whether it is the "Eight Banners" or the "Eight Banners System", the Eight Banners were an indispensable part of the Qing Dynasty.
So, which eight flags do these eight flags refer to? It seems that the status of the Zhenghuang Flag is particularly noble, what is the reason for this? Let's take a look at the origin of the Eight Flags!
Originally, in order to better manage the hunting team, the Jurchens used flags as symbols to allow the army to find the right position, forming the original Eight Banners system. Over time, this form of military leadership was gradually applied to defensive and expeditionary operations, and as the scope of conquest expanded, a larger combat organization consisting of multiple cattle was called "Gushan".
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi reorganized the organization and set up yellow, white, red and blue pure color flags, which were compiled into the first four flags, and then the red, white and black flags were subdivided.
The Eight Banners system, which "unified the army with the flag and the people with the flag", was also in charge of the administrative, economic, and family organizations, which became the origin of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. The eight flags are: yellow flag (yellow with red edge), yellow flag, white flag, white flag (white with red), red flag, red flag (red with white), blue flag, and blue flag.
Among them, the upper three flags include the inlaid yellow flag, the positive yellow flag and the positive white flag, which are the three flags with the highest status.
Shangsanqi: The emperor is pro-unified, headed by inlaid yellow, and most of the members of the royal family come from here; Under the five flags: inlaid white, white, inlaid with red flags, red flags, blue flags; The Lower Five Banners had the largest number of soldiers, with about 30,000 people, and a total population of about 150,000 men, women, and children.
In the eighth year of Shunzhi (1651), the Zhengbai flag was merged into the emperor's leadership, forming a fixed upper three flags and five lower flags. There are nine old surnames in the yellow flag, including Guarjia, Niu Hulu, Wulanara, Aixinjue Luo, etc.; Zhenghuang Banner has the largest number of soldiers, with 30,000 soldiers, and a total population of about 150,000 men, women and children; There are many surnames in Zhenghuangqi, and the famous lyricist Nalan Xingde is a Zhenghuangqi person.
The five flags are all representatives of the Qing Dynasty. However, the status of these five flags is not the same, which is due to the creation of Huang Taiji"On the three flags"System.
The upper three flags consisted of three flags, yellow, yellow, and white, and the cloaks of these flags served the court and followed the master's flag. The lower five flags refer to the remaining five flags inlaid with yellow, yellow, white, red and blue, and their coats and collars serve the royal palace.
The duty of the three banners is to protect the security of the Forbidden City, and each banner chooses two people to lead the guards. The main task of the Five Banners is to garrison the Beijing Division and all parts of the country.
During the Yongzheng period, in order to strengthen the centralization of power and weaken the ability of the kings and Baylor to regulate and control, a strict distinction was made between the subordination of the banner and the subordinate leader of the government in the five banners.
The Emperor was under the direct control of the Emperor, which further weakened the power of the kings and Baylor. In general, the Five Banners system of the Qing Dynasty was to maintain imperial power and strengthen the centralization of power, but also to distinguish and manage different groups of people. "