Hoise Niru
Hoise Niru was a Manchu military unit of Qing dynasty China. It is affiliated with the Imperial Household Department and Plain white banner. 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)[1]
Members of this niru originally came from the Islamic Yarkent khanate. Starting from the year of 1759, an increasing amount of people from the region of Yarkent began to migrate into China. In 1760, according to the edict of Qianlong emperor, a new niru was formed in order to include all the Muslim immigrants from Yarkent. [1]
The affiliation of Hoise niru was determined by its military rank in the eighr banners system. Since members of this niru was categorized as booi of the plain white banner, one of the upper three banners that were commanded by Qing emperor himself, they are by default members of the imperial household department. This arrangement means that the members of Hoise niru do not perform real military services. Instead, like Cigu niru and Solho niru, they are royal butlers of the house of Aisin-Gioro.
According to "Tingyu Congtan", the personal notes from Fuge who was a member of Cigu niru, members of Hoise niru are not allowed to be promoted beyond the 5th rank.[2]