Mandahai (; born 30 April 1622 – died 15 March 1652), was an imperial prince of the
Qing dynasty and one of
Nurhaci's grandson. He was the seventh son of
Daišan and in 1649 he inherited his father's princedom. He was posthumously honoured as
Prince Xunjian of the First Rank (巽簡親王).
Life
Mandahai was born in the
Aisin Gioro clan
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 c ...
on 30 April 1622 as the seventh son of
Daišan.
His mother was Daišan's princess consort Lady
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 th ...
, who also bore the eighth son, Hūse.
He would join his father and uncles in military campaigns. He accompanied his father to the
siege of Jinzhou in 1640. In the following year, he was given the title of
bulwark duke.
He participated in the
Battle of Shanhai Pass under
Dorgon, which was a decisive battle leading to the beginning of Qing dynasty rule in China proper. Mandahai was promoted for his services to the rank of Prince of the Fourth Rank in 1644. In the next year, he joined his uncle,
Ajige, in pursuit of the rebel leader
Li Zicheng.
In 1649 he inherited his father's princedom. The peerage was renamed to Prince Xun of the First Rank. He was posthumously honoured as Prince Xun Jian of the First Rank (巽簡親王). His posthumous rank was demoted and name changed to a title of a beile.
After his death, Mandahai was accused of confiscating a part of Dorgon's property and was posthumously demoted. His son, Chang'adai, was demoted to a prince of the third degree but he was posthumously honoured as Prince Xun Huaimin of the First Rank (巽懷愍親王).
Family
# Primary consort, of
Khorchin Borjigit (嫡福晉 博爾濟吉特氏)
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Chang'adai Chang'adai (; 21 November 1643 - 29 May 1665), formally the Prince Xunhuaimin of the First Rank (巽懷愍親王), was an imperial prince of the Qing dynasty of China. He was the son of Mandahai and his primary consort, Lady Khorchin Borijit.
Li ...
, Prince Xunhuaimin of the First Rank (巽懷愍親王 常阿岱;(21 November 1643 - 29 May 1665), first son
# Primary consort, of
Irgen Gioro clan (嫡福晉 伊爾根覺羅氏)
# Secondary consort, of Qite clan (側福晉 奇特氏)
# Mistress, of
Šušu Gioro Šušu Gioro (，pinyin: Shushu Jueluo) was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Gioro Hala . The other families belonging to the Gioro family were: Aisin Gioro
The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty ...
clan (舒舒覺羅氏)
## Lengsaiyi (楞塞宜), second son
# Mistress, of Wu clan (吳氏)
Ancestry
See also
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Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members
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Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing
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Prince Xun
References
Further reading
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Qing dynasty imperial princes
1622 births
1652 deaths