Zhaolian (26 March 1776 – 14 January 1830),

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Jixiu, was a

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

prince of the imperial

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 during 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 ...

. A 6th-generation descendant of prince

Giyesu Giyesu (; 1645–1697), formally known as Prince Kang, was a Manchu prince and general of the Qing dynasty. Born into the imperial Aisin Gioro clan, he was a distant cousin of the Kangxi Emperor and is best known for leading Qing forces to suppr ...

, he was the 9th holder of the

Prince Li (禮) Prince Li of the First Rank (Manchu: ; ''hošoi doronggo cin wang''), or simply Prince Li, was the title of a princely peerage of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China. It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princely peerages in the Qing dynasty, w ...

title, which he held from 1805 to 1816. In 1816, his title was stripped after it was discovered that he tortured servants Cheng Jianzhong (程建忠), Cheng Jianyi (程建義) and others. He was put under house arrest for the subsequent 3 years and never recovered the princely title. A bibliophile, Zhaolian was friends with famous intellectuals like

Wei Yuan Wei Yuan (; April23, 1794March26, 1857), born Wei Yuanda (), courtesy names Moshen () and Hanshi (), was a Chinese scholar from Shaoyang, Hunan. He moved to Yangzhou, Jiangsu in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. Wei obtained the ...

Gong Zizhen Gong Zizhen ; 1792–1841), courtesy name(''zi'') Seren, literary name (''hao'') Ding'an, was a Chinese poet, calligrapher and intellectual active in the 19th century whose works both foreshadowed and influenced the modernization movements of the ...

Ji Yun Ji Yun (; 1724–1805), also known as Ji Xiaolan () or Ji Chunfan () was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer. He was an influential scholar of Qing dynasty China and many anecdotes have been recorded about him. Ji Yun left behind a bo ...

and

Yuan Mei Yuan Mei (; 1716–1797) was a Chinese painter and poet of the Qing Dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (). Biography Early life Yuan Mei was born in Qiantang (, in modern Hangzhou), Zhejiang province, to a cu ...

. His non-fiction writings on politics, government, history and literature were posthumously collected into 2 books": ''Xiaoting Zalu'' (嘯亭雜錄/啸亭雜録; "Miscellaneous Records of the Roaring Pavilion"), and ''Xiaoting Xulu'' (嘯亭續錄/啸亭续录; "Continued Records of the Roaring Pavilion").

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Yong'en Yong'en (永恩; 12 Sep 1727 – 10 Apr 1805; 8th) was the second son of Chong'an, Prince Kangxiu of the First Rank. Life He held the title of '' beile'' from 1734 to 1753, when his uncle Ba'ertu succeeded to the title of Prince Kang of the Fi ...

(永恩), prince Ligong of the First Rank (礼恭亲王) Mother: Lady

Šumuru Šumuru ( Manchu: ; ) was one of the eight great clans of Manchu nobility. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants sinicized their clan name to the Chinese surnames '' Shu'' (舒), '' Xu'' (徐) or '' Xiao'' (蕭). Notable fig ...

, Yong'en's primary consort (断福晋舒穆禄) ----Consorts and issue: * Primary consort, Lady

Irgen Gioro Irgen Gioro (; ) is a Manchu clan and family name, which was officially categorized as a "notable clan", and member of the eight great houses of the Manchu nobility in Qing dynasty. Sibe and Nanai people also has Irgen Gioro as their family na ...

(嫡福晋伊尔根觉罗氏) ** ''Xirui (锡濬)'', Maozi's son by Lady Xia, adopted by Zhaolian

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