Sakda

Sakda (薩克達/萨克达，pinyin: Sakeda) was a clan of Manchu nobility during Qing dynasty. The clan originally belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner. Later, the family was transferred into the Bordered Yellow Banner. Their ancestral home was located in Sakda valley, later expanded to Warka and Hada by two brothers : Chulu and Lilai. By the founding of Later Jin, the clan had been ruling territories ranging from Changbai Mountains, Ningguta to Amur region. After the demise of last Chinese dynasty, modern day descendants changed their surnames into: Li (里/礼), Cha (查), Ma (麻), Cang (苍) and Luo (骆). rdf:langString