Unit Name: | Plain White Banner |
Dates: | 16011912 |
Country: | Later Jin |
Commander5: | the Emperor |
Command Structure: | Eight Banners |
C: | 正白旗 |
P: | zhèngbáiqí |
Mnc: | ᡤᡠᠯᡠ ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ |
Mnc V: | gulu šanggiyan gūsa |
Mon: | Шулуун цагаан хошуу |
The Plain White Banner was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, and Plain White Banner) directly controlled by the emperor, as opposed to the other five "lower" banners. The Hoise Niru was a military unit associated with the Plain White Banner.