Lunghi (prince) explained

Lunghi
Prince Chun of the First Rank
Chinese: 和碩純親王
Succession:Head of the House of Prince Chun peerage
Reign:1674 – 1679
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:peerage created
Successor:Fu'erhulun
Birth Date:30 May 1660
Spouse:Lady Šanggya
Issue:Fu'erhulun
Full Name:Lunghi (隆禧)
Posthumous Name:Prince Chunjing of the First Rank (純靖親王)
House:Aisin-Gioro
Father:Shunzhi Emperor
Mother:Lady Niu

Lunghi (Manchu: ᠯᡠᠩᡥᡳ, ; 30 May 1660 – 20 August 1679) was the Shunzhi Emperor's seventh son. He was the first holder of Prince Chun of the First Rank title from 1674 to 1679. As the peerage was not granted iron-cap status, his successors would hold diminished ranks.

Life

Lunghi was born to lady Niu (钮氏). As Qing dynasty rulers haven't still developed rank system for imperial consorts, his mother was ranked as a mistress (庶妃).[1]

Lunghi's father died shortly after his birth. At that time of Shunzhi Emperor's funeral, his mother was promoted to the position of secondary consort (侧妃).[2] In 1674, Lunghi was granted the title Prince Chun of the First Rank.[3] Lunghi was appointed as the fourth rank military official in the following year.[4] Lunghi died in 1679. His half brother, Kangxi Emperor, cancelled court sessions for 3 days and attended the funeral because Grand Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was unable to attend the ceremony.[5]

Lunghi was posthumously honoured as Prince Chunjing of the First Rank (純靖親王, meaning "pure and tranquil"). He was succeeded by the sole son, Fu'erhulun. Fu'erhulun died prematurely in 1681 at the age of 2, leaving the peerage extinct.[6]

Posthumous adoptions

Kangxi Emperor had the intent to adopt his 7th surviving son Yunyou as Lunghi's heir and successor. As posthumous adoptions were prohibited by the actual law, Kangxi Emperor created a title of Prince Chun of the Second Rank which included character 'chun' with Kangxi radical 86 ('water').[7]

Family

Lunghi was married to Lady Shang, first daughter of Shang Zhilong, a son of Shang Kexi and prince consort of Princess Heshun of the Second Rank, adopted as Shunzhi Emperor's daughter.[8]

Tomb of Prince Chun

The tomb of Lunghi is located west from the tomb of Prince Yuxian of the First Rank, Fuquan.[10] The garden surrounding the tomb is shared with the garden of Prince Yuxian. A fountain in the side pavilion is decorated with white jadeite crabs, Ao turtles and shrimps.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 《星源集庆》.
  2. Book: Song, Dachuan. "Qing dynasty mausoleums". 文物出版社. 2007. 196.
  3. Book: Xu, Guangyuan. 皇陵舊照裡的清史/"Exploring the history of Qing dynasty imperial tombs". 香港中和出版有限公司/Canton Zhonghe Book Co. Inc.. 2015. Canton. 362.
  4. Book: 《清圣祖实录》. 45.
  5. Book: Yan, Ziyou. "Western and Eastern Qing tombs". 中国青年出版社. 2000. 368.
  6. Book: 《愛新覺羅宗譜》/ "Genealogy of the Aisin Gioro clan".
  7. Book: Yi, Zhongtian. "易中天品读中国系列:品人录". Beijing Book Co. Inc.. 2018.
  8. Book: Zhao, Erxun. 《清史稿》公主表/ "Draft History of Qing. Princesses". 1928.
  9. Web site: 详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网. 2021-01-08. www.axjlzp.com.
  10. Book: Song, Dachuan. "Qing dynasty mausoleums".. 文物出版社. 2007. 200.