Sirin Gioro Explained

Sirin Gioro (Manchu: ᠰᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ, ^[1]) was a clan of the Manchu nobility, one of the prominent Gioro family. The other clans of Gioro Hala were Aisin Gioro, the ruling clan from 1616 to 1912, Irgen Gioro and Šušu Gioro. The clan belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner. The clan members inhabited the area ranging from Nimaca, Hoifa, Changbai Mountains, Jianzhou, Ningguta and Hada.

Modern day descendants of the clan changed their surnames to Zhao (趙), E (鄂), Chen (陳), Huang (黃) and other.^[2]

Notable figures

Males

• Tuntai (屯台), one of the founders of the Qing dynasty.
• Tai'erkang (泰爾康)
• Ošan (鄂善)
  • Ocang (鄂昌)
• Ortai
  • Oyonggo (鄂容安)
  • Oning (鄂寧)
• Jiqing (吉卿)
  • Luolin (羅霖), served as a sixth rank literary official (主事, pinyin: zhushi)^[3]
• Zhuolintai (卓林泰), served as a secretary

Prince Consorts

See also: Lists of Qing dynasty princes consorts.

Females

Imperial Consort

• Imperial Noble Consort
  • Imperial Noble Consort Dunhui (1856–1933), the Tongzhi Emperor's imperial concubine
• Noble Lady
  • Noble Lady E (1733–1808), the Qianlong Emperor's noble lady

Princess Consort

• Primary Consort
  • Šurhaci's ninth primary consort
  • Ajige's first primary consort, the mother of Hedu (1619–1646)
  • Yongqi's primary consort, the mother of sixth son (1765)
• Concubine
  • Nurhaci's concubine, the mother of Laimbu (1612–1646)
  • Hooge's concubine, the mother of eighth daughter (1641–1703) and ninth daughter (1644–1661)
  • Hooge's concubine, the mother of 11th daughter (1646 – 1692 or 1693)

Notes and References

1. "Sirin" means "copper" in Manchu language
2. Book: Zhao, Li. 《满族姓氏寻根词典》/ "Encyclopaedia of the Manchu clans". Liaoning Public Press. 2012. 386.
3. Book: Zhao, Erxun. Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Volume 214. 1928.