Alute () was a clan of Manchu nobility. The clan initially belonged to

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Plain Blue Banner The Plain Blue Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. Members * Li Yongfang * Abatai * Agui * Zhao Erfeng (Han) * Keying (official) * Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu ...

, but later was transferred to

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

Bordered Yellow Banner The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies under the direct command of the emperor hi ...

, one of the upper banners of

Eight Banner System The Eight Banners (in Manchu: ''jakūn gūsa'', ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed. In war, the Eight Banners functioned as armies, but t ...

. Some descendants of the clan adopted surname Ke (克).

Notable figures

Males

Dexing (德兴) *Jinghui (景辉), a top candidate on provincial examination (翻译举人, pinyin:fangyu juren) **Saišangga (賽尚阿/赛尚阿; 1794–1875), served as the Minister of Works from 1841 to 1845 ***Chongqi (崇綺/崇绮; 1829–1900), the top candidate in the 1865 imperial examination, served as a fourth rank literary official (侍講) in the Hanlin Academy, the Minister of Revenue from 1884 to 1886 and in 1900 and the Minister of Personnel in 1886, and held the title of a third class duke (三等公) ***Chonggang (崇纲), a fifth rank literary official (员外郎) ****Kechang (克昌) ; Prince Consort

Females

Imperial Consort * Empress **

Empress Xiaozheyi Empress Xiaozheyi (25 July 1854 – 27 March 1875), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Arute clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and empress consort of Zaichun, the Tongzhi Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1872 unt ...

(1854–1875), the

Tongzhi Emperor The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), born Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the ninth List of emperors of the Qing dynasty, Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, from 1 ...

's empress * Imperial Noble Consort **

Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu (20 September 1857 – 14 April 1921), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Arute (阿鲁特) clan, was a consort of the Tongzhi Emperor. She was one year his junior. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort G ...

(1857–1921), the

's consort

Family tree

Gallery

File:Half - Empress XiaoZhe.PNG, Empress Xiaozheyi in court dress File:孝哲毅皇后大婚照片.jpg, A photograph of Empress Xiaozheyi during her wedding File:葆初.jpg, Baochu, brother of Empress Xiaozheyi (1934 illustration) File:崇綺.jpg, Chongqi, father of Empress Xiaozheyi (1934 illustration)

References

{{reflist Manchu clans Plain Blue Banner Bordered Yellow Banner