Nalan Xingde
| Nalan Xingde 納蘭性德 |
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Yu Zhiding's portrait of Nalan Xingde
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| Born | Nalan Chengde (納蘭成德) January 19, 1655 |
| Died | July 1, 1685 (aged 30) Beijing, China |
| Pen name | 楞伽山人 |
| Occupation | Poet, Imperial Guard |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| Ethnicity | Manchu |
| Education | Chin-shih Degree |
| Period | Early Qing dynasty |
| Genre | ci poetry |
| Notable works | Drinking Water (飲水詞) |
| Spouse | Lu (盧氏; c. 1674~1677) Yan (顏氏; concubine) Guan (官氏) Shen Wan (沈宛, concubine) |
| Children | 3 sons and several daughters |
| Relatives | Nalan Mingzhu (father) |
Nalan Xingde (simplified Chinese: 纳兰性德; traditional Chinese: 納蘭性德; Wade–Giles: Na-lan Hsing-te; 1655–1685), courtesy name Rongruo (容若), was a Qing dynasty Chinese poet, famous for his ci poetry. He was born Nalan Chengde (納蘭成德), but had to change his name when the Kangxi Emperor named Yunreng his crown prince. The character cheng (成) became taboo because it was part of Yunreng's birth name.
Born in Beijing in January 1655, Nalan Xingde came from a powerful Manchu family that not only belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners, but was also related to royalty. His father Nalan Mingzhu, who became Grand Secretary in 1677, was second cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor, and his mother was a daughter of Ajige, Prince Ying of the First Rank, and thus first cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor. Xingde's genealogical origins could have been Mongolian, however, since his clan was originally a tribe of the Mongol Yehe who defeated the Manchu Nara tribe and adopted their name.
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