Nara (
Manchu: ,
Wade-Giles: Nara hala,
Chinese: 納喇氏, 納蘭氏 or 那拉氏, also Nala, Nalan) is a clan name shared by a number of royal
Manchu clans. The four tribes of the
Hūlun confederation (扈倫四部) -- Hada (
Chinese: 哈達,
pinyin: Hādá), Ula (
Chinese: 烏拉,
pinyin: Wūlā), Hoifa (
Chinese: 輝發,
pinyin: Huīfā) and Yehe (
Chinese: 葉赫,
pinyin: Yèhè) -- were all ruled by clans bearing this name.