Zaifeng, Prince Chun
| Zaifeng | |
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| Prince Chun of the First Rank | |
Zaifeng
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| Prince Chun of the First Rank | |
| Tenure | 1 January 1891 – 12 February 1912 |
| Predecessor | Yixuan |
| Successor | Pu-Yi |
 Regent of the Qing Dynasty
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| Tenure | 2 December 1908 – 6 December 1911 |
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Cixi |
| Successor | Empress Dowager Longyu |
| Born |
12 February 1883 Prince Chun Mansion, Beijing, China |
| Died | 3 February 1951 (aged 67) Beijing, China |
| Spouse |
Youlan Lady Dengiya |
| Issue |
Puyi Pujie Puqi Puren Yunying Yunhe Yunying Yunxian Yunxin Yunyu Yunhuan |
| House | Aisin Gioro |
| Father | Yixuan |
| Mother | Lady Lingiya |
| Zaifeng | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 載灃 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 载沣 | ||||||||
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| Prince Chun | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 醇親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 醇亲王 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zàifēng |
| Wade–Giles | Tsai-feng |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chún Qīnwáng |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'un Chin-wang |
Zaifeng (Manchu: ᡯᠠᡳ
ᡶᡝᠩ Dzai-feng; 12 February 1883 – 3 February 1951), formally known by his title Prince Chun, was a Manchu prince and regent of the late Qing dynasty. He was a son of Prince Chun, the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor, and the father of Puyi, the Last Emperor. He served as Prince-Regent from 1908–11 during the reign of his son until the Qing dynasty was overthrown by the Xinhai Revolution in 1911.
Zaifeng was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of Yixuan (Prince Chun). He was the second of Prince Chun's sons who managed to survive into adulthood. His mother was Lady Lingiya, who was a maid in Prince Chun's residence before becoming one of the prince's concubines. Born to a Han bannerman family, her family name was "Liu" (劉) but was later changed to the Manchu-sounding "Lingiya" (劉佳) after she married Prince Chun and was transferred to a Manchu banner.
In 1875, after the Tongzhi Emperor's death, Zaifeng's elder brother, Zaitian, was selected by the Empress Dowagers Cixi and Ci'an to be the new emperor. Zaitian was "adopted" by the empress dowagers as their son, which meant he was no longer nominally Prince Chun's son. He was then enthroned as the Guangxu Emperor. Prince Chun, as the biological father of the reigning emperor, received the highest honours and status in the imperial court. Besides, he also had a close relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi. In January 1891, after Prince Chun's death, an eight-year-old Zaifeng immediately inherited his father's princely title and became the second Prince Chun.
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