Šose ( mnc, ᡧᠣᠰᡝ; ; 17 January 1629 - 12 January 1655) was

Hong Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...

's fifth son and the first bearer of the Prince Chengze title. In 1655, the peerage was renamed to

Prince Zhuang Prince Zhuang of the First Rank (Manchu: ; ''hošoi ambalinggū cin wang''), or simply Prince Zhuang, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princel ...

of the First Rank. In 1778, the Prince Chengze of the First Rank peerage was granted iron-cap status, which meant that each successive bearer could pass the title without degradation.

Life

Family background

Šose was born on 17 January 1629 in the Qingning palace of the Forbidden City in Mukden, residence of

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

emperor at that time.

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, lady Yehe-Nara was a secondary consort of Hong Taiji. Lady Yehe Nara's father, Anabu (阿纳布) was a cousin of Yangginu, the father of Empress Xiaocigao, Monggo Jerjer. Before entry to the imperial household, lady Yehe Nara had been married to Karkama, a leader of Ula valley. After giving birth to Šose, lady Yehe Nara married minister Zhan Tuxietu. Lady Yehe Nara became a victim of

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shortly after the marriage. The fairly abusive behavior of Zhan Tuxietu led her to the fourth marriage with Darhu (达尔琥), a member of the Hada Nara clan of the

Bordered Yellow Banner The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu people, Manchu military and society during the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies u ...

. Shuose was raised in the Qingning palace together with Bomubogor and Fulin, the future

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Political career

Although Šose was born to the high-ranking consort, he had no chances to succeed the throne. In June 1644, Šose married lady Nara, daughter of Feiyanggu and was subsequently granted a title of Prince Chengze of the Second Rank. During

transition from Ming to Qing The transition from Ming to Qing (or simply the Ming-Qing transition) or the Manchu conquest of China from 1618 to 1683 saw the transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history. It was a decades-long conflict between the emerging Qing ...

, Šose followed

Dodo, Prince Yu Dodo ( mnc, ᡩᠣᡩᠣ, z=Dodo; 2 April 1614 – 29 April 1649), formally known as Prince Yu, was a Manchu prince and military general of the early Qing dynasty. Family background Dodo was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the 15th ...

in Shaanzhou. In 1645, he conquered

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together with Dodo. He captured

Li Zicheng Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by his nickname, the Thunder King, was a Chinese Late Ming peasant rebellions, peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northe ...

's generals Zhang Youseng and Liu Fangliang, later retrieved by the peasant . In the

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, Šose killed Ma Shiyao (马世尧). When Dodo made

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vassals, Šose conquered

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together with

Ajige Ajige (Manchu:, Mölendroff: ajige; 28 August 1605 – 28 November 1651) was a Manchu prince and military general of the early Qing dynasty. He was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 12th son of Nurhaci, the khan of the Later Jin dynasty (th ...

. After the death of

Dorgon Dorgon (17 November 1612 – 31 December 1650) was a Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing dynasty. Born in the House of Aisin-Gioro as the 14th son of Nurhaci (the founder of the Later Jin dynasty, which was the predecessor of the Qi ...

, Šose was promoted to Prince Chengze of the First Rank in 1651 and served as one of the regents together with Wakeda,

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's son and

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

of the Second Rank. Šose died on 12 January 1655 and was posthumously honoured as Prince Chengzeyu of the First Rank (承澤裕親王, meaning "blessed and abundant"). His successor became eldest son

Boguoduo Boggodo (, mnc, ᠪᠣᡴᡩᠠ; 1650–1723) was a member of Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, a grandson of Hong Taiji, the eldest son of the Prince Chengzeyu Šose and a paternal cousin of the Kangxi Emperor. Life Boggodo was born in 1650 to Šose's ...

Estate

The estate of Prince Zhuang of the First Rank totaled 78.000 mu scattered over 25 counties in

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, 4.000 mu in

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and

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, 71.000 mu in Liaoning and pasturelands totaling 324.000 mu in

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, which constituted 5.5% of taxable arable land for the empire in 1887. Before the demise of the Qing dynasty, the estate had totaled 550.000 mu despite 8 times of division.

Family

Primary Consort * First primary consort, of the

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clan
** Princess Heshun of the Second Rank (8 October 1648 – January 1692), second daughter *** Married

Shang Kexi Shang Kexi (尚可喜; Shang Ko-hsi; August 25, 1604 – November 12, 1676) was a Chinese general of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1576, his family migrated to Liaodong, and his father, Shang Xueli, served in the army guarding the nort ...

's son Shang Zhilong in 1660 **

, Prince Zhuangjing of the First Rank (22 April 1650 – 15 February 1723), first son ** Bo'erguoluo, Prince Hui of the Second Rank (博尔果洛; 13 December 1651 – 26 March 1712), second son * Second primary consort, of the Khorchin

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clan, daughter of Manzhuxili Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the Khorchin

clan (d. May/June 1655), daughter of Dalai (达赉) Concubine * Mistress, of an unknown clan ** Enggebu, General Wenxi of the Second Rank (三等温僖辅国将军鞥额布; 21 July 1652 – 3 April 1681), third son * Mistress, of the Erdosu clan (鄂爾鐸蘇氏) ** ''Suiha'' (随哈; 11 December 1654 – 23 April 1657), fourth son

References

{{Reflist Qing dynasty imperial princes Prince Zhuang Hong Taiji's sons 1629 births 1655 deaths