Zaixun, Prince Rui
Zaixun (20 May 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, a paternal half-uncle of the Xuantong Emperor, a half first cousin of the Tongzhi Emperor, and a paternal half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor.
Zaixun | |||||
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Beile | |||||
![]() Zaixun | |||||
Beile (of the Prince Rui peerage) | |||||
Tenure | 1902–1949 | ||||
Predecessor | Zaiyi | ||||
Successor | None | ||||
Born | Beijing, China | 20 May 1885||||
Died | 1949 (aged 63–64) Tianjin, China | ||||
Consorts | Lady Biru | ||||
Issue | Pugong | ||||
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House | Aisin Gioro | ||||
Father | Yixuan, Prince Chunxian of the First Rank | ||||
Mother | Liugiya Cuiyan | ||||
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Zaixun | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 載洵 | ||||||
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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Life
Zaixun was adopted into the lineage of his relative, Yizhi (奕誌; 1827–1850), because Yizhi had no son to succeed him. In 1887, he was made a buru bafen fuguo gong, and was subsequently promoted to feng'en fuguo gong in 1889 and feng'en zhenguo gong 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 of his title of nobility and exiled to Xinjiang for his role in the Boxer Rebellion. Two years later, Zaixun succeeded Zaiyi as a beile of the Prince Rui peerage. In 1908, he was made an acting junwang (Prince of the Second Rank) but remained 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
- Father: Yixuan, Prince Chunxian of the First Rank (醇賢親王 奕譞; 16 October 1840 – 1 January 1891)
- Grandfather: Minning, the Daoguang Emperor (宣宗 旻寧; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850)
- Grandmother: Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun, of the Uya clan (莊順皇貴妃 烏雅氏; 29 November 1822 – 13 December 1866)
- Mother: Secondary consort, of the Liugiya clan (側福晉 劉佳氏; 1866–1925), personal name Cuiyan (翠妍)
- Grandfather: Deqing (德慶), served as a fifth rank official (五品典衛)
- Consorts and Issue:
- Wife, of the Biru clan (必祿氏)
- Pugong (溥侊; b. 19 March 1904), first son
- First daughter
- Second daughter
- Third daughter
- Married Bai Fengming (白鳳鳴; 1909–1980)
- Wife, of the Biru clan (必祿氏)
References
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Position established |
Minister of Navy of the Great Qing 1909–1911 |
Succeeded by Sa Zhenbing |