Bayara

Baya La (Manchu: ᠪᠠᠶᠠᡵᠠ, Transcription: Gioro Bayara; 1582–1624), of the Aisin Gioro clan, a princely member of the Qing Dynasty. He was the fifth son of Qing Xianzong Tatike and the half-brother of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing. In his early years, he was appointed Taiji.

Main points of his life: In January 1598, Nurhaci ordered Baya La and Chu Ying to attack Anchurakulou; they seized twenty outposts overnight and surrendered over 10,000 people. For this achievement, he was granted the posthumous title "Zhuolike Tu" (Duyi). In May 1607, Baya La led armies to attack the Donghai Woji region, capturing positions along three routes—Hexihe, Emo, Sulu, and Fonekhetuoke—taking two thousand prisoners. He died in 1624. In 1653 (the 10th year of Shunzhi), he was posthumously honored as Duyi Ganggomeer.

Family and descendants: Baya La had several children, listed as follows:

- Baisongwu (1598–1630), no heirs.

- Baiyintu (1599–1653), had one son, see Baiyintu's entry.

- Saiyitu (1601–1608), died early.

- Gonga Dai (1607–1652), had eight sons, see Gonga Dai's entry; the Yiribu who signed the Nanjing Treaty was his seventh-generation descendant. Later reformist and constitutional monarchist Liang Bi was a great-grandson of Yiribu.

- Xihan (1610–1652), had eight sons, see Xihan's entry.

- Jima Hu (1613–1639), had five sons.

- Hetuo (1615–1639), no heirs.

- Dema Hu (1616–?), had five sons but none of them left descendants.

- Mu Chen (1621–1627), died early.

Notes and connections: Baya La's activities are associated with the military campaigns of the early Qing during the establishment of the Eight Banners. His descendants remained important branches of the Qing imperial family, with their bloodline linked to many notable figures in later generations. The information about his life and family relationships comes from the "Draft History of Qing" (Qingshigao), Volume 215, and works compiled by Zhao Erxun and others.