Sirin Gioro (Manchu: ᠰᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ, Chinese: 西林覺羅; pinyin: Xīlín Juéluó[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

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Males

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  • 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
Year Prince Consort Princess Sons Daughters
March/April 1742 Exin (鄂欣) Lady of the Third Rank (鄉君; 1 May 1725 – 11 April 1794)

Females

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Imperial Consort

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)

References

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