The Plain White Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of

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 ...

military and society during the

Later Jin Later Jin may refer to two states in imperial China: * Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (後晉; 936–947), one of the Five Dynasties * Later Jin (1616–1636) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor to the Qing dynasty See also * Jin (disambiguation) Jin ...

and

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (

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

, Bordered Yellow Banner, and Plain White Banner) directly controlled by the emperor, as opposed to the other five "lower" banners. The ''

Hoise Niru Hoise Niru (Manchu:, ) was a military unit of the Qing dynasty of China. It was affiliated with the Imperial Household Department and Plain White Banner. Formally, this niru was known as the 7th (Hoise niru) of the 5th booi jalan of Plain white ban ...

'' was a military unit associated with the Plain White Banner.

Notable Members

* Dorgon *

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Duanfang Duanfang (; 20 April 1861 – 27 November 1911), courtesy name Wuqiao (), was a Manchu politician, educator and collector who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was a member of the Tohoro () clan and the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners. ...

John Kuan John Kuan (; born 9 June 1940), also known as Kuan Chung, is a Taiwanese politician who was president of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2014. Personal life Kuan is of Manchu descent, belonging to the Plain White Ba ...

* Ronglu *

Yinchang Yin Chang or In-ch'ang (; 1859 –1928 or 1934) was a military official, ambassador to Germany, and educational reformer in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He was appointed the nation's first Minister of War in the late Qing Dynasty ...

* Nergingge * Empress Xiaoshurui *

Youlan (Gūwalgiya) Youlan (1884 – 30 September 1921), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Gūwalgiya clan, was a consort of Zaifeng and the mother of China's last emperor Puyi. Life Family background * Father: Ronglu (1836–1903), served as the Minister of Works ...

Consort Donggo Consort Donggo (1639 – 23 September 1660), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Donggo clan, was a consort of the Shunzhi Emperor. She was one year his junior. Life Family background Consort Donggo's personal name was not recorded in history. Her ...

Consort Dun Consort Dun (27 March 1746 – 6 March 1806), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Wang clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was 35 years his junior. Life Family background Consort Dun's personal name was not recorded in history. She w ...

Minggatu Minggatu (Mongolian script: ; , c.1692-c. 1763), full name Sharavyn Myangat ( mn, Шаравын Мянгат), also known as Ming Antu was a Chinese Mongolian astronomer, mathematician, and topographic scientist at the Qing court. His courte ...

(Mongol) *

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui (13 June 1713 – 2 June 1760), of the Han Chinese Plain White Banner Su clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was two years his junior. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui's persona ...

(Han) * ( a descendant of Yuan Chonghuan) (Han)

Notable clans

Donggo Donggo (，pinyin:Dong'e) was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Manchu Plain White Banner, one of the 3 upper banners of Eight Banner system. Several lineages were members of Manchu Plain Red Banner. Donggo Hala was a branch of Irgen Gioro ...

* Feimo *

Hitara Hitara (, pinyin: Xitala), earlier known as Hitan (溪滩氏, pinyin: xitanshi), was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Manchu Plain White Banner. Due to the marriage of Empress Xuan to the Jurchen chieftain Taksi, the clan was called "Old ...

* Gūwalgiya * Tohoro * Su * Cao * Hu'erlate *

Yehe Nara Nara ( Manchu: , Wade-Giles: nara hala, Chinese: , or ) is a clan name shared by a number of royal Manchu clans. The four tribes of the Hūlun confederation () – Hada (), Ula (), Hoifa () and Yehe () – were all ruled by clans bearing th ...

* Tubot * Gobulo * Ilari * Zhu * Chen * Bai * Yuan *Wang *

Namdulu Namdulu hala () is one of the clans of the Manchu nobility descending from the modern day Ussuriysk. The clan inhabited the Changbai mountains, Huichun valley, Jihe, Warka and Hada. When Namdulu clan was on the verge of extinction, most of the desce ...

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