Yun'e (28 November 1683 – 18 October 1741), born Yin'e, was a

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prince of the

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of China. He was a relatively unremarkable prince who was primarily known to be a crony of his older brother

Yunsi Yunsi (29 March 1680 – 5 October 1726), born as Yinsi, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty in China. The eighth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yunsi was a pivotal figure in the power struggle over the succession to his father's throne. Y ...

Life

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 c ...

clan, Yin'e was the tenth son of the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1 ...

. His mother was

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(溫僖貴妃) from the

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clan. Apart from the Crown Prince

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, Yin'e had the most prestigious maternal family background among the Kangxi Emperor's sons. His maternal grandfather,

Ebilun Ebilun (Manchu:, Mölendroff: ebilun; ; died 1673) was a Manchu noble and warrior of the Niohuru clan, most famous for being one of the Four Regents assisting the young Kangxi Emperor from 1661 to 1667, during the early Qing dynasty (1644–1912 ...

, served as one of the

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to the Kangxi Emperor when the emperor was still underage. Besides, Yin'e's maternal aunt,

Empress Xiaozhaoren Empress Xiaozhaoren (1653 – 18 March 1678), of the Manchu people, Manchu Eight Banners, Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Kangxi Emperor, Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor. S ...

, was the second empress consort of the Kangxi Emperor. Despite his background, Yin'e was not one of the most outstanding among the Kangxi Emperor's sons. In 1709, Yin'e was made a ''junwang'' (second-rank prince) under the title "Prince Dun of the Second Rank" (多羅敦郡王). In 1722, the Kangxi Emperor died and was succeeded by his fourth son, Yinzhen, who became historically known as the

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. To avoid the

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, the emperor's brothers had to change the character ''Yin'' (胤) in their names to ''Yun'' (允). Yin'e was thus renamed "Yun'e". In 1724, the Yongzheng Emperor accused Yun'e of siding with his eighth brother,

, who was one of the emperor's rivals in the power struggle over the succession to their father's throne. Yun'e was stripped of his princely title and placed under house arrest. Yun'e was released after the

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

came to the throne in 1735. The emperor rehabilitated Yun'e and restored him as a ''fuguo gong''. Yun'e died of illness in 1741 and was given a funeral befitting a ''beizi''.

Former residence

Yun'e's former residence, known as the "Prince Dun Mansion" (敦郡王府) or "Tenth Prince Mansion" (十王府), is located near the west entrance of Nanguanfang Hutong in the

Shichahai Shichahai () is a historic scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of central Beijing. They are located directly northwest of the Forbidden City and north of the Beihai Lake. Shichahai consists of the following three lakes: Qianhai () ...

area of

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. It is located immediately due east of the

Prince Gong Mansion Prince Gong's Mansion, also known as the Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in Xicheng District, Beijing, just north of the Shichahai, Shichahai Lake. It consists of large siheyuan-style mansions and Chinese gar ...

. It is not clear if the buildings from the era still exist. It seems that the vicinity consists of commercial properties and a noodle shop.

Family

Primary Consort * Duchess of the Second Rank, of the Abaga Borjigit clan (奉恩国公夫人博爾濟吉特氏)
Titles: Primary Consort to the Eighteenth Prince (十八皇子嫡福晋), Primary Consort to Prince Dun of the Second Rank (多郡王福晋), ''Princess Consort Dun of the Second Rank'' (多郡王妃), ''Madame of the Duke of the Second Rank'' (奉恩国公夫人) ** Hongxuan (弘暄; 18 June 1708 – 11 February 1735), fifth son * Step Duchess of the Second Rank, of the

Hešeri Hešeri (Chinese: 赫舍里; Pinyin: Hesheli; Manchu: ''Hešeri''), is a clan of Manchu nobility with Jianzhou Jurchens roots, originally hailing from the area which is now the modern Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning. It was once one of t ...

clan (奉恩国公夫人赫舍里氏)
Titles: Step Primary Consort to Prince Dun of the Second Rank (多郡王继福晋), Step Madame of the Second Rank (奉恩国公夫人) Concubine * Mistress, of the

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clan (郭絡羅氏) ** ''First son'' (12 September 1701 – 18 September 1701) ** ''Hongxu'' (弘旭; 6 January 1703 – 25 February 1708), second son ** ''Third son'' (1 February 1704 – 29 July 1709) ** First daughter (20 September 1706 – 1 August 1743) *** Married Lalida (拉里達) of the Khorchin Borjigit clan in November/December 1734 ** Hongjun (弘晙; 11 January 1711 – 29 September 1771), sixth son * Mistress, of the Wang clan (王氏) ** ''Fourth son'' (17 November 1706 – 23 November 1706) ** Second daughter (11 June 1707 – 24 April 1727) ** ''Third daughter'' (12 January 1712 – June/July 1719)

Ancestry

In fiction and popular culture

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