Prince Qing

Prince Qing of the First Rank
Traditional Chinese	Hòa thạc khánh thân vương
Simplified Chinese	Hòa thạc khánh thân vương
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin héshuò qìng qīnwáng Wade–Giles ho-shuo ching ch'in-wang

Yikuang(1838–1917), the fourth Prince Qing

Zaizhen(1876–1947), the fifth Prince Qing

Prince Qing of the First Rank(Manchu:ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᡶᡝᠨᡤᠰᡥᡝᠨ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ;hošoi fengšen cin wang), or simplyPrince Qing,was the title of aprincely peerageused in China during theManchu-ledQing dynasty(1644–1912). It was also one of the12 "iron-cap" princely peeragesin the Qing dynasty, which meant that the title could be passed down without being downgraded.

The first bearer of the title wasYonglin(1766–1820), the 17th son of theQianlong Emperor.He was awarded the title by his 15th brother, theJiaqing Emperor,who succeeded their father. Between 1820 and 1908, the Prince Qing title was capped at ajunwang(prince of the second rank)status, which meant that the next bearer of the title would inherit, at most, the title "Prince Qing of the Second Rank". However, from 1908 onwards, the title was accorded aqinwang(prince of the first rank)status. The title was passed down over four generations and held by five princes – threeqinwangs and twojunwangs.

Members of the Prince Qing peerage

• Yonglin(1766–1820), theQianlong Emperor's 17th son, initially abeilefrom 1789 to 1799, promoted to Prince Qing of the Second Rank in 1799 and then to Prince Qing of the First Rank in 1820, posthumously honoured asPrince Qingxi of the First Rank( khánh hi thân vương )
  • Mianmin( miên mẫn; 1797–1836), Yonglin's third son, held afeng'en fuguo gongtitle from 1802 to 1819 and abeizititle from 1819 to 1820, held the title Prince Qing of the Second Rank from 1820 to 1836, posthumously honoured asPrince Qingliang of the Second Rank( khánh lương quận vương )
    • Yicai( dịch thải; 1820–1866),Mianzhi's son and Mianmin's adoptive son, held the title Prince Qing of the Second Rank from 1837 to 1842, stripped of his title in 1842
  • Mianxing ( miên tính; 1814–1879), Yonglin's sixth son, held the title of asecond classzhenguo jiangjunfrom 1833 to 1837 and the title of aburu bafen fuguo gongfrom 1837 to 1842, stripped of his title in 1842
  • Mianti ( miên đễ; 1811–1849), Yonglin's fifth son, held aburu bafen fuguo gongtitle from 1831 to 1837, held aburu bafen zhenguo gongtitle from 1837 to 1842, demoted to athird classzhenguo jiangjunin 1842, posthumously awarded abeizititle in 1852
    • Yikuang(1838–1917), Mianxing's eldest son and Mianti's adoptive son, initially afuguo jiangjun,promoted tobeiziin 1852 andbeilein 1860. In 1872, he was awarded the status but not the title of ajunwang(second-rank prince).In 1884, he was made Prince Qing of the Second Rank, and was subsequently promoted to Prince Qing of the First Rank in 1894. In 1908, the Prince Qing title was given"iron-cap" status,which meant that the next bearer would be aqinwang(first-rank prince)by default. He was posthumously honoured asPrince Qingmi of the First Rank( khánh mật thân vương ).
      • Zaizhen(1876–1947), Yikuang's eldest son, held asecond classzhenguo jiangjuntitle from 1894 to 1901 and abeizititle from 1901 to 1917, held the title Prince Qing of the First Rank from 1917 to 1947, posthumously honoured asPrince Qingzhen of the First Rank( khánh trinh thân vương )
        • Puzhong ( phổ chung ), Zaizhen's eldest son, held the title of aburu bafen fuguo gong
        • Purui ( phổ duệ ), Zaizhen's second son, held the title of aburu bafen fuguo gong
      • Zaifu ( tái 𢱿), Yikuang's second son, held the title of asecond classzhenguo jiangjunfrom 1906 to 1908, held the title of aburu bafen fuguo gongfrom 1908 to 1935

Family tree

adoption

Qianlong Emperor Càn long đế (1711–1799)

Yongxuan Vĩnh toàn (1746–1832) Prince Yishen Nghi thận thân vương (1779–1832)

Yonglin Vĩnh lân (1766–1820) Prince Qingxi Khánh hi thân vương (1789–1820)

Mianzhi Miên chí (1768–1834) Prince Yishun (of the Second Rank) Nghi thuận quận vương (1726–1755)

Mianmin Miên mẫn (1797–1836) Prince Qingliang (of the Second Rank) Khánh lương quận vương (1820–1836)

Mianti Miên đễ (1811–1849) Beizi Bối tử (posthumously awarded)

Mianxing Miên tính (1814–1879) Buru Bafen Fuguo Gong Bất nhập bát phân phụ quốc công (1837–1842) (stripped of his title)

Yicai Dịch thải (1820–1866) Prince Qing (of the Second Rank) Khánh quận vương (1837–1842) (stripped of his title)

Yikuang Dịch khuông (1838–1917) Prince Qingmi Khánh mật thân vương (1850–1917)

Zaizhen Tái chấn (1876–1947) Prince Qingzhen Khánh trinh thân vương (1917–1947)

See also

• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

• Zhao, Erxun(1928).Draft History of Qing(Qing Shi Gao).Vol. 221. China.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)