Šušu Gioro (，pinyin: Shushu Jueluo) was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Gioro Hala . The other families belonging to the Gioro family were:
Aisin Gioro
The House of Aisin-Gioro is a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as chie ...
, the ruling clan from 1644 to 1912,
Irgen Gioro and
Sirin Gioro. The clan descended from Shushu clan dating back to the times of
Giocangga. During the reign of
Nurhaci
Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing, was the founding khan of the Jurchen people, Jurchen-led Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin dynasty.
As the leader of the House of Aisin-Gi ...
, Shushu clan was included into Gioro family. The clan belonged to the
Bordered Blue Banner, like another collateral Gioro clansmen. Modern-day descendants sinicized their surnames into Zhao (赵), Shu (舒), Zeng (曾), Gong (贡), Cong (从), Jiang and She.
As a common noun in the
Manchu language
Manchu ( ) is a critically endangered language, endangered Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China.
As the traditional native language of the Manchu people, Manchus, it was one of the official language ...
, the word ''šušu'' means "
sorghum
''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...
." This word is identical to
Korean 슈슈 ''sjusju'' > 수수 ''susu'' ("sorghum") and Mandarin Chinese 薥黍 ''shǔshǔ'' ("sorghum").
Males
* Mingde (明德), served as fifth rank literary official (员外郎)
Females
Princess Consort
* Secondary Consort
**
Yunti's secondary consort, the mother of Hongchun (1703–1739), Princess (1705–1729), Lady (1706–1761) and Princess (1707–1776)
* Concubine
**
Changning's concubine, the mother of Manduhu (1674–1731) and fifth daughter (1677 – 1678 or 1679)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Susu Gioro
Bordered Blue Banner
Gioro clans