Prince Rui (睿)
| Prince Rui of the First Rank | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和碩睿親王 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 和硕睿亲王 | ||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | héshuò ruì qīnwáng |
| Wade–Giles | ho-shuo jui ch'in-wang |
Prince Rui of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᠣᠨ
ᠮᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ; hošoi mergen cin wang), or simply Prince Rui, 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" princely peerages in the Qing dynasty, which meant that the title could be passed down without being downgraded.
The first bearer of the title was Dorgon (1612–1650), the 14th son of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. He was awarded the title in 1636 by his half-brother, Huangtaiji, who succeeded their father as the ruler of the Qing Empire. After Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor abolished the Prince Rui peerage. In 1778, the Qianlong Emperor not only restored the Prince Rui peerage, but also granted it "iron-cap" status. Chunying (died 1800), a sixth-generation descendant of Dorgon's younger brother, Dodo, was selected to inherit the Prince Rui title. The title was passed down over 12 generations and held by eight persons.
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