Ajige (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) an ...

:, Mölendroff: ajige; 28 August 1605 – 28 November 1651) was a

prince and military general of the early

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. He was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as ch ...

clan as the 12th son of

Nurhaci Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing (), was a Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria. A member of the House of Aisin-Gioro, he reigned ...

, the

khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

of the Later Jin dynasty (the precursor of the Qing dynasty). Ajige was conferred the title "Prince Wuying of the Second Rank" (武英郡王) in 1636, before being promoted to " Prince Ying of the First Rank" in 1644. He was involved in the Manchu conquest of the Ming dynasty. After the death of

Dorgon Dorgon (, ; 17 November 1612 – 31 December 1650), was a Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing dynasty. Born in the House of Aisin-Gioro as the 14th son of Nurhaci (the founder of the Later Jin dynasty, predecessor of the Qing dynast ...

, Ajige attempted to seize the position of Prince-Regent (previously held by Dorgon), but was discovered and placed under arrest. He was forced to commit suicide by the

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661) was the second emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1644 to 1661. A committee of Manchu princes chose him to succe ...

in 1651.

Physical Appearance

According to the account of Japanese travellers, Ajige was a stalwart, valiant and hot-tempered warrior who had been through numerous battles, and that he had eyes that looked abnormally ferocious.

Family

Primary Consort * First primary consort, of the

Sirin Gioro Sirin Gioro (, pinyin: Xilin Jueluo) was a clan of the Manchu nobility, one of the prominent Gioro family. The other clans of Gioro Hala were Aisin Gioro (爱新觉罗), the ruling clan from 1616 to 1912, Irgen Gioro (伊尔根觉罗) and Šušu Gio ...

clan (嫡妻西林覺羅氏) ** Hedu, Prince of the Fourth Rank (貝子和度; 14 December 1619 – 13 November 1646), first son * Second primary consort, of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (繼妻博爾濟吉特氏) ** Fulehe, Duke of the First Rank (鎮國公傅勒赫; 9 January 1629 – 11 May 1660), second son ** Louqin, Prince of the First Rank (親王樓親; 9 November 1634 – 25 November 1661), sixth son ** Mo'erxun (墨爾遜; b. 4 August 1635), seventh son Concubine * Mistress, of the Li clan (李氏) ** ''Suo'erke'' (索爾科; 16 February 1640 – 12 June 1642), eighth son * Mistress, of the Yu clan (愉氏) * Unknown ** Laoqin, Prince of the Second Rank (郡王勞親; d. 28 November 1651), third son ** Bo'erxun (伯爾遜; 3 February 1631 – 15 November 1675), fourth son ** ''Menzhu'' (門柱; 4 July 1633 – 23 September 1635), fifth son ** Fifth daughter (1637–1694) *** Married

Mingju Mingju (Manchu:, Mölendroff: ''mingju''; , November 19, 1635 – June 3, 1708), of the Manchu Nara clan, was an official of the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. He was thrown in prison for corruption. Second cousin to the ...

(1635–1708) of the Manchu

Yehe Nara Nara (Manchu: , Wade-Giles: nara hala, Chinese: , or ) is a clan name shared by a number of royal Manchu clans. The four tribes of the Hūlun confederation () – Hada (), Ula (), Hoifa () and Yehe () – were all ruled by clans bearing this ...

clan, and had issue ( Xingde) ** Tongsai (佟塞; 29 April 1641 – 8 November 1701), ninth son ** Huli (瑚禮; b. 13 August 1641), tenth son ** Ebai (鄂拜; 20 March 1643 – 13 September 1689), 11th son ** Banjintai (班進泰; 27 May 1644 – 22 August 1706), 12th son

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajige Nurhaci's sons 1605 births 1651 deaths Qing dynasty generals Qing dynasty imperial princes Deliberative Princes and Ministers

Physical Appearance

Family

Ancestry

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