Yinxiang (prince)
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| Prince Yi of the First Rank | |||||||||
Portrait of Yinxiang
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| Prince Yi of the First Rank | |||||||||
| Reign | 1722–1730 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | None | ||||||||
| Successor | Hongxiao | ||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1686 | ||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1730 (aged 43) | ||||||||
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Primary spouses: Lady Zhaojia Lady Fuca Lady Wusu Lady Guwalgiya Secondary spouses: Lady Shijia Lady Nara |
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| Issue | Hongjiao Hongxiao Others |
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| House | Aisin Gioro | ||||||||
| Father | Kangxi Emperor | ||||||||
| Mother | Imperial Noble Consort Jingmin | ||||||||
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| Aisin-Gioro Yinxiang (愛新覺羅·胤祥) |
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| Prince Yizhongjingchengzhiqinshenlianmingxian of the First Rank (和碩怡忠敬誠直勤慎廉明賢親王) (full version) Prince Yixian of the First Rank (和碩怡賢親王) (simplified version) |
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| Chinese | 胤祥 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 允祥 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Yìnxiáng |
| Wade–Giles | Y'in-hsiang |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Yǔnxiáng |
Yinxiang (16 November 1686 – 18 June 1730) was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. The thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yinxiang was a major ally of his brother Yinzhen (that is, the Yongzheng Emperor) during the latter's struggle for the succession of the throne. He was made a qinwang (first-grade prince) during Yongzheng's reign and became one of his closest advisors. He died eight years into the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor and was memorialized with top honours by the emperor. When he died, his title was granted "iron-cap" status and became perpetually inheritable, one of the only twelve such princes in Qing dynasty history.
Yinxiang was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor. The emperor had some 55 recorded consorts. Yinxiang's mother, Consort Jing of the Janggiya (章佳) clan, was the daughter of the military commander Haikuan (海寬) from the Bordered Yellow Banner. By the same birth mother, Yinxiang had two sisters, both of whom were younger than him. Yinxiang's mother died when he was 14, so he was raised by Consort De, the biological mother of Yinzhen (the future Yongzheng Emperor). This meant that he had an especially close relationship to Yinzhen from a young age.
Yinxiang was schooled in the arts and classics by Fahai, the second son of Tong Guogang, the maternal uncle of the Kangxi Emperor. Fahai was also the imperial tutor to Yinti, the 14th prince who was born to the same mother as Yinzhen. Both of Yinxiang's sisters died young shortly after being named hesuo princess and wedded respectively to Mongol princes. Yinxiang was a favorite of Kangxi from a young age. He accompanied his father on four inspection tours to the south. However, in 1709 when Kangxi bestowed noble titles to his various sons, Yinxiang was not among the recipients; his younger brother Yinti, however, was named a beizi. There is no explanation given in primary sources as to why Yinxiang was not granted a title in spite of seemingly being a favourite of his father.
During the succession battle among Kangxi's sons, Yinxiang was imprisoned by the Kangxi Emperor for 10 years. The historical record makes nearly no mention of Yinxiang between 1712 and 1722. It seems like during these years he did not achieve anything remarkable, but did nonetheless conceive several children.
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