Han Chinese Eight Banners
| Han Chinese Eight Banners | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1642–1928 |
| Country | Qing dynasty Beiyang government |
| Type | Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Navy |
| Part of | Han Chinese Banner Commanders |
| Garrison/HQ | Beijing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Northeast China |
| Engagements | Qing conquest of the Ming |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Third-class Viscount Li Yongfang Second-class Viscount Tong Yangxing Third-class Viscount Shi Tingzhu Prince of Pingnan Shang Kexi Prince of Jingnan Geng Zhongming Zu Dashou Third-class Light Chariot Lieutenant Hong Chengchou |
| Insignia | |
| Military banners | Upper Three Banners: Bordered Yellow Banner Plain Yellow Banner Plain White Banner Lower Five Banners: Plain Red Banner Bordered White Banner Bordered Red Banner Plain Blue Banner Bordered Blue Banner |
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| Traditional Chinese | 漢軍八旗 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汉军八旗 | ||||||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хятад найман хошуу | ||||||||||||
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| Manchu script | ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ | ||||||||||||
| Abkai | ujen qouhai gvsa | ||||||||||||
| Möllendorff | ujen coohai gūsa | ||||||||||||
Han Chinese Eight Banners (Manchu: ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ, romanized: ujen coohai gūsa) or Ujen Cooha(Manchu: ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ, romanized: ujen cooha;), originally called Eight Banners Han Army, and commonly referred to as the Han Army, Han Army Banner Division or the Han-martial Eight Banners, were hereditary military units, and later honorary posts of the Qing dynasty. The Han Chinese Eight Banners formed a key component of the dynasty's Eight Banner system, and its members were known as Hanjun (Chinese: 漢軍; pinyin: hànjūn), or Han Army bannermen.