| Hongxi | |
| Prince Li of the First Rank Chinese: 和碩理親王 | |
| Succession: | Head of the House of Prince Li peerage |
| Reign: | 1723–1739 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Predecessor: | peerage created Yunreng (awarded posthumously) |
| Successor: | Hongwei |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1694 康熙三十三年甲戌七月初五日辰時 |
| Birth Place: | Forbidden City, Beijing |
| Death Date: | 乾隆七年九月二十八日卯時 |
| Death Place: | Beijing |
| Father: | Crown Prince Yunreng |
| Mother: | Secondary Consort, of the Ligiya clan |
| Spouse: | Lady Ulanghan |
| Spouse-Type: | Consorts |
| Issue: | See |
| House: | Aisin Gioro |
| Birth Name: | Hongxi (弘晳) |
| Full Name: | Hongxi (弘晳) |
Hongxi (; 25 August 1694 – 26 October 1742), was a Qing imperial prince. He was the second son of Crown Prince Yunreng, and through him the grandson of the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was Lady Ligiya,[1] Yunreng's secondary consort.
Hongxi is most well known for leading five other princes in a failed coup in 1739. The plotters wanted to remove the Qianlong Emperor and enthrone Hongxi instead.
Hongxi was born on July 25, 1694. Hongxi was cultivated by his grandfather the Kangxi Emperor since childhood. He was adopted by Imperial Princess Consort Limi, of the Gūwalgiya clan.
In 1714, King Sukjong of Joseon sent envoys to the Qing court. They reported that: "Hongxi is quite virtuous, it is difficult to abolish Yunreng"[2]
Hongxi was a favorite of Kangxi's. In 1722, a palace rumour claimed that the Kangxi Emperor would grant a special title of Prince to Hongxi.[3] [4]
After his uncle, Yinzhen, became the Yongzheng Emperor, Hongxi was awarded with the title of Prince Li.[5] The relationship between Yongzheng and Hongxi was harmonious.[6] [7] He held the title Prince Li of the Second Rank from 1723 to 1728, and was promoted to Prince Li of the First Rank in 1728.
Hongxi organised an unsuccessful coup d'etat against Qianlong in 1739, Along with Hongxi the conspirators included five other princes: Hongsheng, Hongpu, Hongchang, Hongjiao and Yunlu.[8] He was stripped of his title, banished from the Aisin Gioro clan, and imprisoned at the Eastern Garden near Jingshan park. Later, he was forced to change his name to Syšilio (Manchu: ᠰᡟᡧᡳᠯᡳᠣ). "Syšilio" is a Manchu transliterating words of a Chinese word Sìshíliù, which can be translated as "forty-six" in English. Hongxi was forty-six years old during the rebellion he organised, Qianlong used this method to humiliate him.
In 1778, Hongxi was restored to the Aisin Gioro clan and had his name changed back from "Syšilio" to "Hongxi".
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