Hooge (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

; 16 April 1609 – 4 May 1648), formally known as Prince Su, was a

prince of the

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 ...

. He was the eldest son of

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 ...

, the second ruler of the Qing dynasty.

Life

Hooge was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro is 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 chie ...

clan as the eldest son of

, the second ruler of the

. His mother was Lady Ula Nara, one of Hong Taiji's consorts. Hooge participated in military campaigns against the Mongols, Koreans and the

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. After Hong Taiji's death in 1643, Hooge and his uncle

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 ...

fought over the succession to the throne. The situation was to Hooge's advantage because three of the

Eight Banners The Eight Banners (in Manchu language, Manchu: ''jakūn gūsa'', , ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu people, Manchu househol ...

previously under Hong Taiji's control had been passed on to him. On the other hand, Dorgon had the support of his brothers and two White Banners. This meant that the remaining two Red Banners controlled by

Daišan Daišan (Manchu: ; 19 August 1583 – 25 November 1648) was an influential Manchu prince and statesman of the Qing dynasty. Family background Daišan was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the second son of Nurhaci, the founder of the ...

and his son, as well as the Bordered Blue Banner under Chiurhala, were crucial to ensuring that Hooge could win the succession. After much dispute, Daišan started favouring Hooge, who ostensibly refused to take the throne. Hooge was actually waiting for others to urge him to take the throne, so that he could sit on it without projecting a power-hungry image of himself. Unfortunately for Hooge, Dorgon and his brothers gave way, so the conflict continued without a solution. The power struggle concluded with a compromise in order to avoid internal strife. Dorgon nominated Fulin, another son of Hong Taiji born to Consort Zhuang, to be the new ruler, so Fulin ascended to the throne as the

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizu of Qing, personal name Fulin, was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China pro ...

. Even after the Shunzhi Emperor came to power, there was still much friction between Hooge and Dorgon. According to popular belief, Hooge had conceived a scheme to seize the throne from the Shunzhi Emperor, but he leaked out his plan to Dorgon's brother

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, who informed Dorgon about it. Dorgon then used this as an excuse to have Hooge arrested and thrown into prison. However historical records state that Hooge was imprisoned after the Qing government launched military campaigns against remnant rebel forces in western China, and he died during his incarceration. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1650, two years after his death.

Family

Primary Consort * First primary consort, of the Hada Nara clan (嫡福晉哈達那拉氏; d. 1636) * Second primary consort, of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (繼福晉博爾濟吉特氏), personal name Duleima (杜勒瑪) ** Fushou, Prince Xianque of the First Rank (顯愨親王富綬; 2 July 1643 – 11 January 1670), fourth son Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the

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clan (側福晉那拉氏) ** Third daughter (8 June 1638 – February/March 1646) * Secondary consort, of the Shuolongwu clan (側福晉碩隆武氏) ** Lady of the First Rank (郡君; 29 September 1636 – November/December 1680), second daughter ** Princess of the Third Rank (郡主; 8 September 1638 – July/August 1652), fifth daughter ** Mengguan, Prince Wenliang of the Second Rank (溫良郡王猛瓘; 21 December 1643 – 12 August 1674), fifth son Concubine * Mistress, of the

Gūwalgiya Gūwalgiya was one of the most powerful Manchu clans. It is often listed by historians as the first of the eight prominent Manchu clans of the Qing dynasty. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants sinicized their clan name to th ...

clan (瓜爾佳氏) ** First daughter (14 September 1631 – April/May 1692) * Mistress, of the

clan (那拉氏) ** Qizheng'e (齊正額; 16 November 1634 – March/April 1677), first son * Mistress, of the Huang clan (黃氏; d. 1648) ** Gutai, General of the Second Rank (輔國將軍固泰; 13 March 1638 – 18 August 1701), second son ** Wohena, General of the Second Rank (輔國將軍握赫納; 7 March 1639 – 24 October 1662), third son ** Lady of the First Rank (郡君; 22 August 1641 – June/July 1703), seventh daughter *** Married

Geng Jingzhong Geng Jingzhong (; died 1682) was a powerful military commander of the early Qing dynasty. He inherited the title of "King/Prince of Jingnan" (靖南王) from his father Geng Jimao, who had inherited it from Jingzhong's grandfather Geng Zhongming ...

(1644–1682) in October/November 1659 * Mistress, of the Wang clan (王氏) ** Fourth daughter (2 September 1638 – August/September 1667) * Mistress, of the Niu clan (牛氏) ** Sixth daughter (19 November 1638 – November/December 1693) ** Tenth daughter (24 June 1646 – June/July 1677) * Mistress, of the

Sirin Gioro Sirin Gioro ( mnc, ᠰᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ, ) was a clan of the Manchu nobility, one of the prominent Gioro family. The other clans of Gioro Hala were Aisin Gioro, the ruling clan from 1616 to 1912, Irgen Gioro and Šušu Gioro. The clan ...

clan (西林覺羅氏) ** Eighth daughter (3 November 1641 – March/April 1703) ** Ninth daughter (25 October 1644 – January/February 1661) * Mistress, of the Ningguta clan (寧古塔氏) ** Xingbao (星保; 26 December 1643 – 16 May 1686), sixth son * Mistress, of the

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 n ...

clan (伊爾根覺羅氏) ** Shushu (舒書; 22 February 1645 – 2 November 1685), seventh son * Mistress, of the

clan (西林覺羅氏) ** 11th daughter (22 October 1646 – December 1692 or January 1693)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooge Qing dynasty imperial princes Deliberative Princes and Ministers 1609 births 1648 deaths Prince Su Hong Taiji's sons

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