Imperial Guards (China)

1 Guard
The Guard (Manchu: bayara; simplied Chinese:
; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: hjn) corps was
assigned to protect the imperial palace. Soldiers from
the Manchu and Mongol banners could join. The Guard
corps was about ten times the size of the Vanguard and
Imperial Bodyguard.* [2]

2 Vanguard
The Vanguard (Manchu: gabsihiyan; simplied Chinese:
; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: qinfng) corps
was assigned to march ahead of the emperor when he left
the palace. Soldiers from the Manchu and Mongol banners could join. The Vanguard consisted of about 1500
men.* [2]

3 Imperial Bodyguard
The Imperial Bodyguard (Manchu: hiya; simplied Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin:
lngshwi) corps was assigned to protect the emperor
at all times. Only Manchu bannermen could join, and
most members came from the upper three banners. Like
the Vanguard, the Imperial Bodyguard consisted of about
1500 men.* [2]

4 See also
Manchukuo Imperial Guards

Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao (1760)

Shuai jiao
Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu Quanyou
Yang Luchan
The Imperial Guards (Chinese: ; pinyin: shwi)
of the Qing dynasty were a select detachment of Manchu
and Mongol bannermen responsible for guarding the
Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor, and the emperor's family. The Imperial Guards were divided into
three groups:* [1] the Guard, the Vanguard, and the Imperial Bodyguard.* [2]

5 References
[1] Rawski 1998, p. 82.
[2] Elliott 2001, p. 81.

5
Elliott, Mark C. (2001), The Manchu Way: The
Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China, Stanford University Press, ISBN
9780804746847
Rawski, Evelyn S. (1998), The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions, University
of California Press, ISBN 9780520926790

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