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

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Plain Blue Banner, but later was transferred to

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

Bordered Yellow Banner The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu people, Manchu military and society during the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies u ...

, one of the upper banners of Eight Banner System. 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 (1854–1875), the Tongzhi Emperor's empress * Imperial Noble Consort ** Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu (1857–1921), the Tongzhi Emperor's consort

Family tree

Gallery

File:Half - Empress XiaoZhe.PNG, Empress Xiaozheyi in court dress 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