Sirin Gioro

Sirin Gioro (西林觉罗, pinyin: Xilin Jueluo^[1]) was a clan of the Manchu nobility, one of the prominent Gioro family. The other clans of Gioro Hala were Aisin Gioro (爱新觉罗), the ruling clan from 1616 to 1912, Irgen Gioro (伊尔根觉罗) and Šušu Gioro (舒舒觉罗). 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 (赵), E (鄂), Chen (陈), Huang (黄) and other.^[2]

Notable figures

Males

Tuntai (屯台), one of the founders of the Qing dynasty.
Tai'erkang (泰尔康)
Ortai
Jiqing (吉卿)
- Luolin (罗霖), 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

Imperial Consort

Imperial Noble Consort
- Imperial Noble Consort Dunhui (1856–1933), the Tongzhi Emperor's imperial concubine

Noble Lady
- Noble Lady E (1733–1808), the Qianlong Emperor's noble lady

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

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