Gūwalgiya

Gūwalgiya
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡤᡡᠸᠠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠ
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese瓜爾佳氏
Simplified Chinese瓜尔佳氏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuā'ěrjiāshì

Gūwalgiya was one of the most powerful Manchu clans. It is often listed by historians as the first of the eight prominent Manchu clans of the Qing dynasty. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants sinicized their clan name to the Han Chinese surname Guan (關).

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