Šušu Gioro

Šušu Gioro (舒舒觉罗，pinyin: Shushu Jueluo) was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Gioro Hala . The other families belonging to the Gioro family were: Aisin Gioro, the ruling clan from 1644 to 1912, Irgen Gioro and Sirin Gioro. The clan descended from Shushu clan dating back to the times of Giocangga. During the reign of Nurhaci, Shushu clan was included into Gioro family.^[1] The clan belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner, like another collateral Gioro clansmen. Modern-day descendants sinicized their surnames into Zhao (赵), Shu (舒), Zeng (曾), Gong (贡), Cong (从), Jiang and She.^[2]

As a common noun in the Manchu language, the word šušu means "sorghum." This word is identical to Korean 슈슈 sjusju > 수수 susu ("sorghum") and Mandarin Chinese 薥黍 shǔshǔ ("sorghum").

Males

• Mingde (明德), served as fifth rank literary official (员外郎)

Females

Princess Consort

• Secondary Consort
  • Yunti's secondary consort, the mother of Hongchun (1703–1739), Princess (1705–1729), Lady (1706–1761) and Princess (1707–1776)

• Concubine
  • Changning's concubine, the mother of Manduhu (1674–1731) and fifth daughter (1677 – 1678 or 1679)

References

1. 傅, 林. "民国心史"/"History of the Republic".
2. 赵/Zhao, Li/力 (2012). 《满族姓氏寻根词典》. 辽宁民族出版社.