Zaixun, Prince Rui
| Zaixun | |
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| Beile | |
 Zaixun | |
| Beile (of the Prince Rui lineage) | |
| Reign | 1902–1949 |
| Predecessor | Zaiyi |
| Successor | None |
| Born |
1885 Beijing, China |
| Died |
1949 (aged 63–64) Tianjin, China |
| Spouse | Lady Bilu |
| Issue |
Pugong 1st daughter (name unknown) 2nd daughter (name unknown) Jin Ruichan |
| House | Aisin Gioro |
| Father | Yixuan |
| Zaixun | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 載洵 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 载洵 | ||||||
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| Zhongquan (courtesy name) | |||||||
| Chinese | 仲泉 | ||||||
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| Chiyun (art name) | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 癡雲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 痴云 | ||||||
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Zaixun (1885–1949), courtesy name Zhongquan, art name Chiyun, was a Manchu noble of the late Qing dynasty. He also served as a Navy Minister in the Imperial Cabinet of Prince Qing. He was the sixth son of Prince Chun, and a brother of the Guangxu Emperor.
Life
Zaixun was adopted into the lineage of Yizhi (Prince Rui) because the latter had no heir. In 1887, he was made a buru bafen fuguo gong (a lesser duke), and was subsequently promoted to a feng'en fuguo gong (Duke Who Assists the State) in 1889 and a feng'en zhenguo gong (Duke Who Guards the State) in 1890. In 1900, Zaixun's predecessor, Zaiyi, who succeeded Yizhi as "Prince Rui of the Second Rank" (later renamed to "Prince Duan of the Second Rank"), was stripped off his title of nobility and exiled to Xinjiang for his role in the Boxer Rebellion. Two years later, Zaixun succeeded Zaiyi as a beile (Prince of the Third Rank) of the Prince Rui lineage. In 1908, he received the honours given to a junwang (Prince of the Second Rank) even though he was still nominally a beile.
In 1909, Zaixun was appointed as an acting Navy Minister (海軍大臣) in the Imperial Cabinet headed by Prince Qing. Later, he was sent to Europe and the United States to study the navies of the Western powers. After returning to China, in 1911, he became a full Navy Minister. After the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the Qing dynasty, he lived the rest of his life in retirement in Beijing and Tianjin. He died in Tianjin in 1949.
Family
Zaixun married Lady Bilu (必祿氏), the daughter of Shanquan (善佺). Their son, Pugong, was born in 1904. Zaixun and Lady Bilu also had three daughters. The first two daughters' names were not recorded in history. Their third daughter Jin Ruichan (金蕊蟬) married Bai Fengming (白鳳鳴), a jingyun dagu (京韻大鼓) actor.
Pugong married Lady Chahala (察哈拉氏), the daughter of Zengchong (增崇). After divorcing Pugong in 1934, Lady Chahala renamed herself "Huang Yongni" (黃詠霓) and adopted the stage name "Xueyanqin" (雪艷琴). Their son, Huang Shixiang, is a Beijing opera actor.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "script-title=zh:载沣的中美海军合作计划: 联合美德 抗衡日俄". Phoenix TV (in Chinese). 5 March 2012.
- ↑ Zhang, Jinfan (20 February 2014). The Tradition and Modern Transition of Chinese Law. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 607. ISBN 978-3-642-23266-4.