Han Chinese Eight Banners

Han Chinese Eight Banners
Active1642–1928
Country Qing dynasty
Beiyang government
TypeInfantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Navy
Part ofHan Chinese Banner Commanders
Garrison/HQBeijing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Northeast China
EngagementsQing 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 bannersUpper 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
Han Chinese Eight Banners
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese漢軍八旗
Simplified Chinese汉军八旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhànjūn bāqí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhon gwān baat kèih
Jyutpinghon3 gwan1 baat3 kei4
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХятад найман хошуу
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ
Abkaiujen qouhai gvsa
Möllendorffujen coohai gūsa

Han Chinese Eight Banners (Manchu: ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ, romanizedujen coohai gūsa) or Ujen Cooha(Manchu: ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ, romanizedujen 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.