Plain Yellow Banner
| Plain Yellow Banner | |
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Flag of the Plain Yellow Banner
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| Active | 1615 – 1911 |
| Country |  Qing dynasty |
| Type | cavalry, musketeers |
| Part of | Eight Banners |
The Plain Yellow Banner was one of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing dynasty military. The Plain Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies under the direct command of the emperor himself, and one of the four "right wing" banners.[1] The Plain Yellow Banner was the original banner commanded personally by Nurhaci. The Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner were split from each other in 1615, when the troops of the original four banner armies (Yellow, Blue, Red, and White) were divided into eight by adding a bordered variant to each banner's design.[2] After Nurhaci's death, his son Hong Taiji became khan, and took control of both yellow banners. Later, the Shunzhi Emperor took over the Plain White Banner after the death of his regent, Dorgon, to whom it previously belonged. From that point forward, the emperor directly controlled three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow, Bordered Yellow, and Plain White), as opposed to the other five "lower" banners.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Elliott 2001, p. 79.
- ↑ Elliott 2001, p. 59.
- ↑ Wakeman 1985, p. 158.
- ↑ Elliott 2001, pp. 404-405.
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