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Aisin Gioro Mianmin (; 6 March 1797 – 11 November 1836) was a
Mianmin's tomb is located near the family mausoleum of the Prince Qing (Tomb of the White Sheep) in Changping village, where his father was buried. Unlike the Tomb of the White Sheep, the mausoleum is endangered by destruction. The only remaining building is central gate. The stone kurhan on the tomb was razed to the fundament.
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-spea ...
imperial prince as the third son of Yonglin
Yonglin (17 June 1766 – 25 April 1820), formally known as Prince Qing, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty in China.
Life
Yonglin was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 17th and youngest son of the Qianlong Emperor. His mother, E ...
and Qianlong Emperor.
Life
Mianmin was born on 6 March 1797 to Yonglin's second primary consort, lady Wugiya. In 1802, Mianmin was awarded a title of the grace bulwark duke. In February 1816, he arrived late for the banquet at thePalace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (; Manchu:; Möllendorff: ''kiyan cing gung'') is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court (the other two being the Hall of Union ...
in the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City () is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples including the Zhongshan Park, the sacrifi ...
. Prince of the Fourth Rank, Yishao cast his bowl upon the ground and ordered him to take a place. Yonglin's attempt to report the matter via his eunuch was persecuted. In 1819, he was promoted to the prince of the fourth rank. In 1820, Mianmin inherited the Prince Qing
Prince Qing of the First Rank ( Manchu: ; ''hošoi fengšen cin wang''), or simply Prince Qing, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princely p ...
peerage as the prince of the second rank because the peerage has not been awarded iron-cap status. In February 1823, he was exempt from overseeing music department of the Yonghe Temple
The Yonghe Temple (, "Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beij ...
, thus entrusting the internal affairs to Yishao. Mianmin died on 11 November 1836 and was posthumously honoured as "Prince Qingliang of the Second Rank" (庆良郡王, "qingliang" meaning "content and gentle").
As Mianmin's children died prematurely, he adopted Mianzhi
Aisin Gioro Mianzhi (; 3 May 1768 - 19 May 1834) was Qing dynasty imperial prince and Qianlong Emperor's grandson.
Life
Mianzhi was born on 3 May 1768 as the eldest son of Yongxuan. His mother was Wang Yuying, a servant in the prince's manor. ...
's son Yicai as a successor.
Tomb
Mianmin's tomb is located near the family mausoleum of the Prince Qing (Tomb of the White Sheep) in Changping village, where his father was buried. Unlike the Tomb of the White Sheep, the mausoleum is endangered by destruction. The only remaining building is central gate. The stone kurhan on the tomb was razed to the fundament.
Family
Consorts and issue: * Primary consort, of the Ezha clan (嫡福晋 额扎氏) * Second primary consort, of the Fuca clan (继福晋 富察氏) ** ''Yiyuan'' (1817-1818), first son ** ''Yibin'' (1827-1833), second son * Unknown ** Eldest daughter *** Married first class taiji Ayuxi (阿玉喜) of Khorchin Borjigit clan ----Adopted son: Yicai (1820-1866), held a title of Prince Qing of the Second Rank in 1839-1842References