Hoise Niru (

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:, ) was a military unit of the

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of China. It was affiliated with the

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and

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. Formally, this niru was known as the 7th (Hoise niru) of the 5th booi jalan of Plain white banner (正白旗包衣第五參領第七佐領).General annals of eight banners.vol.7 Members of this niru originally came from the Islamic

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. Starting from the year of 1759, an increasing number of people from the region of Yarkent began to migrate into Qing territory. In 1760, according to the edict of

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, a new niru was formed in order to include all the Muslim immigrants from Yarkent. The affiliation of Hoise niru was determined by its military rank in the

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system. Since members of this niru were categorized as booi of the plain white banner, one of the upper three banners that were commanded by Qing emperor himself, they were by default members of the imperial household department. This arrangement meant that the members of Hoise niru did not perform real military services. Instead, like Cigu niru and Solho niru, they were royal butlers of the house of

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 ...

. According to "Tingyu Congtan", the personal notes from Fuge who was a member of Cigu niru, members of Hoise niru were not allowed to be promoted beyond the 5th rank.

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