Yimo (奕謨; 22 May 1850 – 17 August 1905) was Qing dyansty imperial prince as Mianyu's sixth son and

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, from ...

's grandson. Yimo belonged to lesser members of the Prince Hui of the First Rank peerage.

Life

Yimo was born to

Mianyu Aisin Gioro Mianyu ( 綿愉; 8 March 1814 – 9 January 1866) was Qing dynasty imperial prince as the fifth son of the Jiaqing Emperor and the first holder of the Prince Hui of the first rank title. As Prince Hui of the First Rank peerage was not ...

's secondary princess consort, lady Yang. Yimo shared a close relationship with Prince Chun of the First Rank Yixuan. In 1856, he was made a ''buru bafen zhenguo gong'' as a son of the Prince of the First Rank and was given a right to wear peacock feathers. In 1864, he was promoted to ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' together with his brother, Yixun. In 1872, Yimo was promoted to the Prince of the Fourth Rank and given a status of Prince of the Third Rank in 1889. In 1875, Yimo was entrusted with commanding Bordered White Banner Mongolian forces. In 1877, when Yimo was ordered to make sacrifices at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he sent a eunuch Lu Defu.

Controversy with Yimo's painting

Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; mnc, Tsysi taiheo; formerly romanised as Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese noblewoman, concubine and later regent who effectively controlled ...

could not accept Yimo's relationship with his wife. Yimo was displeased with that fact and created a painting depicting himself running at the tower away from the leg. The repressing leg symbolised Empress Dowager's interference in family affairs. The painting included the following lines:

“老生避脚实堪哀, Older man tried to escape from strong leg 竭力经营避脚台, And decided to build a tower so as to hide from it. 避脚台高三百尺, The tower is three hundred chi high 离三百尺脚仍来。 But the leg doesn't leave alone

The text enraged Empress Dowager Cixi who ordered to burn the picture.

Succession and death

Yimo's nephew Zaiji (son of Prince Huijing of the Second Rank Yixiang) was adopted in 1886. In 1897, Empress Dowager Cixi adopted son of Prince Chun of the First Rank Zaitao into the peerage. When Yimo saw Zaitao for the first time, he was so pleased as if he had had a son. In 1903, Zaitao was transferred to

Prince Zhong Prince Zhong of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Zhong, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Zhong peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each suc ...

peerage following the deposition of Zaiying,

Yihe Aisin Gioro Yihe (奕詥; 14 March 1844 – 17 December 1868) was Daoguang Emperor's eighth son and the first holder of Prince Zhong peerage. As the peerage was not granted perpetual inheritability, Yihe's potential successors would hold diminished ...

's adoptive son. Yimo died together with his wife on 17 August 1905.

Family

Yimo was married to lady Tatara, daughter of second rank military official Changshan (长善). * Primary consort, of the Tatara clan (嫡夫人他他拉氏, d. 17 August 1905) ----Issue: * Adoptive son:

Zaitao Zaitao (23 June 1887 – 2 September 1970), courtesy name Shuyuan, art name Yeyun, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was a half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor and an uncle of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. Biography Zaitao was bor ...

, adopted in 1897 and transferred to

peerage in 1903. * Adoptive son: Second Class Grace Defender General Zaiji (载济,1881-1894). * Adoptive grandson: Grace Defender Duke Puji (奉恩镇国公溥佶, 1889–1926). Biological son of Zaiguang ( Zaize's brother) and lady Adopted as Yimo's grandson following Zaiji's death in 1905.

References

{{Reflist Qing dynasty imperial princes Prince Hui (first rank) Bannermen officers