Yicai (Chinese: 奕綵, 20 April 1820 - 21 February 1866) was Qing dynasty imperial prince as a biological son of Mianzhi, Prince Yishun of the Second Rank and the third in Prince Qing peerage as an adoptive son of Mianmin.[1]
| Yicai | |||||
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| Prince Qing of the Second Rank 多羅慶郡王 | |||||
| Head of the House of Prince Qing peerage | |||||
| Tenure | 1837–1842 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mianmin (as Prince Qing) | ||||
| Successor | Mianti (Prince of the Fourth Rank) | ||||
| Born | 20 April 1820 | ||||
| Died | 21 February 1866 (aged 45) | ||||
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| House | Aisin Gioro | ||||
| Father | Mianzhi | ||||
| Mother | Lady An | ||||
Life
editYicai was born on 20 April 1820 to lady An, Mianzhi's mistress.[2] In 1836, he was adopted as Mianmin's son as all children of the prince Qingliang of the Second Rank died prematurely.[3] Shortly after the adoption, Yicai inherited Mianmin's title because the peerage was neither promoted to the first rank nor granted a status of qinwang. The promotional ceremony was held at the New Year (除夕夜)[4]. Around 1842, Yicai was accused of accepting bribes from officials. Daoguang Emperor issued a decree imprisoning him at the Imperial Clan Court together with consorts for further investigation.[5] His mother was punished by deprivation of her allowance.[6] As the accusations were confirmed, Yicai was stripped of his title.[7] The title was later passed to Yikuang, who was finally promoted to the prince of the first rank in 1889.[8]
Yicai did not recover the previous title.[9] Nevertheless, he was not granted red girdles because of his later deeds. In 1855, he falsely reported that his elder brother Yiyin guarded the Western Qing tombs.[10] He was relocated to the capital [11] and died on 21 February 1866.
Family
editYicai was initially married to lady Irgen Gioro and later married lady Ulanghan, daughter of Tuo'enduo (拖恩多).
- Primary consort, of the Irgen Gioro clan (嫡福晋 伊尔根觉罗氏)
- Second Primary consort, of the Ulanghan clan (继福晋 乌朗罕氏, d.1867[12])
- Zaiju (载钜, 1845–1847), third son
- Zaidi (载棣, 1849–1872), fifth son
- Zaipang (载庞, 1854-?), sixth son. Married lady Irgen Gioro, lady Bai and had issue (4 sons)
- Mistress, of the Wang clan (庶福晋 王氏)
- Mistress, of the Xu clan (庶福晋 许氏)
- Mistress of the Li clan (庶福晋 李氏)
- Zaixian (载铣, 1842–1886), first son. Married lady Ezhuo and had issue (2 sons, including Puzhai and Puyi)
- Zaichong (载冲), second son
- Mistress, of the Liu clan (庶福晋 刘氏)
- Zai'ao (载鏊, 1846–1884), fourth son. Married lady Ligiya.
- Mistress, of the Chen clan (庶福晋 陈氏)[13]
References
edit- ^ "详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网". www.axjlzp.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Gu, Tinglong (1767). 'Editing "Siku Quanshu" '. 上海古籍出版社. p. 111.
- ^ Guo, Yanhong (2017). "Victorious view from prince's residence". 崧博出版事業有限公司.
- ^ Su, Tongbing (1988). 中國近代史上的關鍵人物/"Biographies of historical persons of China". Vol. 3. Chinese Bookshop/中華書局. p. 145.
- ^ Guo, Yanhong (2019). "Victorious scenery of Prince's residence. A tour in princely manors of Beijing". 崧燁文化.
- ^ "A decree on punishing a mistress, mother of clansmen Yicai of the Bordered White Banner". 1842.
- ^ Tang, Haoming (2006). "Zhang Zhitong". Beijing Book Co. Inc.
- ^ Jia, Yinghua. "People of the Last Emperor".
- ^ "Discussions on the Garden of Great Pleasures". Mingwen press. 1985.
- ^ "Decree on arresting Yicai who falsely reported that his brother guarded Western Qing Tombs". 1855.
- ^ "A decree relocating Yicai to the capital".
- ^ Aisin Gioro, Pusen (1867). "A request to donate the funeral of lady Ulanghan, Yicai's wife".
- ^ "详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网". www.axjlzp.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.