Research On The Manchu Residence Register In Hunchun In Qing Dynasty

The Qing dynasty Hunchun manchu household registration book is an important part of the archives of Vice-general's Yamen in Hunchun,which mainly records the basic situation of the population of the eight banners in the Hunchun area of the Qing dynasty.Among them,although the Hunchun household registration book written in Manchu script breaks in time series,it was formed early and basically preserves the population information of the Hunchun eight banners Manchuria's Kuyala department.It is an important historical material for Hunchun population research and needs to be translated for use.The Hunchun eight banners household registration book are divided into separate volumes,which are independently created and edited in Manchu from beginning to end.According to the subject content,Hunchun manchu household registration book in Qing dynasty can be divided into two categories: registered permanent residence books and biding registered books.The registered permanent residence books are relatively complete,with more defects than biding registered permanent residence books.Through the analysis of the data of the household registration and households of the eight banners,it was found that the proportion of joint households showed a declining trend over time,and the ratio of Yu ding and armor continued to increase,and the proportion of Manchu people who received soldiers' wages gradually decreased,which indirectly reflected the population growth prompted the Manchu living conditions are deteriorating.In addition,in the Hunchun area of the Qing dynasty,the level of medical care was limited and men and women generally married late.The fertility rate of women has always been in a state of instability.There has been little sudden population increase and the actual population growth rate is not high.Over time,the proportion of men and women in the Hunchun area gradually became dysfunctional,mainly manifested as the proportion of the male population at all ages gradually being higher than that of women.