Aisin Gioro Miankai (瑞懷親王 綿愷; 6 August 1795 – 18 January 1838), was a prince of the
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 the third son of the
Jiaqing Emperor
The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, born Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, fro ...
and was made the first holder of
Prince Dun of the First Rank peerage. He was the elder brother of
Mianxin
Aisin Gioro Mianxin (瑞懷親王 綿忻; 9 March 1805 – 27 September 1828) was Qing dynasty imperial prince as the fourth son of the Jiaqing Emperor. Mianxin was made the first holder of the Prince Rui of the First Rank title in 1819. In cont ...
born by the same consort,
Empress Xiaoherui
Empress Xiaoherui (20 November 1776 – 23 January 1850), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qin ...
.
Life
In August in the 60th year of
Qianlong
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his Temple name, temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth List of emperors of the Qing dynasty, Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing empe ...
's reign Miankai was born to
Aisin Gioro Yonglian, the Crown Prince, and his secondary consort
Lady Niohuru. In the eighteenth year of
Jiaqing
The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, born Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from ...
, Miankai followed Mianmin to arrest Cang Zhenmen.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jiaqing, he was appointed as "Prince of The Second Rank" with the designation Dun. A year later, when
Minning ascended the throne, he was raised to a prince of the first degree.
In 1823, Miankai's wife, Lady Niohuru, entered the palace through the central gate, instead of the lateral doorways. Miankai tried to deny the charge and to evade. He was reprimanded for insolence, and several of his posts, were taken from him.
In 1826, he was appointed presiding controller of the Imperial Clan and was put in charge of other bureaus and places among which it counts the Imperial Printing Press and of the Summer Palace.
In 1827, he helped a eunuch hiding from the Imperial household and for this his offices were taken from him. Miankai loved music and like watching the theater and never took an interest in study or in archery. His elder half-brother always gave Miankai important posts hoping to help him. Miankai still didn't care much about study and
Daoguang Emperor
The Daoguang Emperor (; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanxong of Qing, born Mianning, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning ...
finally punished him and downgraded his title to "Prince of the Second Rank". A year later Miankai was reinstated as "Prince of the First Rank". In 1836 he became, again, the controller of the Imperial clan court. These posts didn't help Miankai to change, he still kept actors in his estate and would often abuse his status as a prince. Anybody who offended him was put in confinement. The
Empress Dowager Gongci
Empress Xiaoherui (20 November 1776 – 23 January 1850), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qin ...
, his mother, ordered the people to be released and have the actors sent away from his estate. He complied with his mother’s orders but after a while he brought the actors back. In 1838 the wife of one of his prisoners exposed his illegal conduct to the Censorate and an investigation was conducted which disclosed the presence of more than ninety prisoners in his manor. Both the prisoners and actors were sent back to their homes. He was only downgraded again to "Prince of the Second Rank" and was deprived of some privileges of the royal house due to interventions of his mother. He died in 1839 and his title was posthumosly restored.
Miankai had no surviving sons to succeed him, Daoguang made his son,
Yicong
Yicong ( Wade-Giles: ''Yi-tsung'')(23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889), formally known as Prince Dun (or Prince Tun), was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty.
Life
Yicong was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Daoguang Empero ...
, heir to his princedom.
Family
Primary Consort
* Primary Consort, of the
Niohuru
The Niohuru ( Manchu: ; in Manchu) were a prominent Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty. The clan had inhabited the Changbai Mountains since as early as the Liao dynasty. The clan was well known during the Qing dynasty for producing a variety ...
clan (嫡福晋 钮祜禄氏)
** Yizuan, Duke of the Fourth Rank (奕纘; 3 February 1818 – 1 August 1821), first son
Secondary Consort
* Secondary Consort, of the Gao clan (侧福晋 高佳氏)
* Secondary Consort, of the
Niohuru
The Niohuru ( Manchu: ; in Manchu) were a prominent Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty. The clan had inhabited the Changbai Mountains since as early as the Liao dynasty. The clan was well known during the Qing dynasty for producing a variety ...
Clan (侧福晋 钮祜禄氏)
[Sister of the Primary Consort and 9th daughter of Fuqing]
See also
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Prince Dun
Prince Dun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Dun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). As the Prince Dun peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive ...
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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
References
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*{{Cite book, last=Evelyn S. Rawski, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t7AwDwAAQBAJ&q=Jiaqing+Emperor+sons, title=The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions, date=5 February 2001, pages=119–122, isbn=9780520228375, language=English
Qing dynasty imperial princes
Jiaqing Emperor's sons
1795 births
1838 deaths