Mianmin Explained

Mianmin
Prince Qing of the Second Rank
Chinese: 多羅慶郡王
Succession:Head of the House of Prince Qing peerage
Reign:1820–1836
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Yonglin
Successor:Yicai
Birth Date:6 March 1797
House:Aisin Gioro
Full Name:Mianmin (綿愍)
Posthumous Name:Prince Qingliang of the Second Rank (慶良郡王)
Spouse:Lady Ezha
Lady Fuca
Father:Yonglin
Mother:Lady Wugiya

Mianmin (; 6 March 1797 – 11 November 1836) was a Qing dynasty imperial prince as the third son of Yonglin and Qianlong Emperor.

Life

Mianmin was born on 6 March 1797 to Yonglin's second primary consort, lady Wugiya. [1] In 1802, Mianmin was awarded a title of the grace bulwark duke. In February 1816, he arrived late for the banquet at the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the Forbidden City. Prince of the Fourth Rank, Yishao cast his bowl upon the ground and ordered him to take a place. Yonglin's attempt to report the matter via his eunuch was persecuted.[2] In 1819, he was promoted to the prince of the fourth rank.[3] In 1820, Mianmin inherited the Prince Qing peerage as the prince of the second rank because the peerage has not been awarded iron-cap status. [4] In February 1823, he was exempt from overseeing music department of the Yonghe Temple, thus entrusting the internal affairs to Yishao.[5] Mianmin died on 11 November 1836 and was posthumously honoured as "Prince Qingliang of the Second Rank" (庆良郡王, "qingliang" meaning "content and gentle"). [6]

As Mianmin's children died prematurely, he adopted Mianzhi's son Yicai as a successor.[7]

Tomb

Mianmin's tomb is located near the family mausoleum of the Prince Qing (Tomb of the White Sheep) in Changping village, where his father was buried. Unlike the Tomb of the White Sheep, the mausoleum is endangered by destruction. The only remaining building is central gate. The stone kurhan on the tomb was razed to the fundament.

Family

Consorts and issue:

----Adopted son: Yicai (1820-1866), held a title of Prince Qing of the Second Rank in 1839-1842

References

  1. Book: 《为庆僖亲王续福晋病故著加恩赏银办理善事事》.
  2. Web site: Jiaqing ReignThe Palace Museum. 2020-11-27. en.dpm.org.cn.
  3. Book: 爱新觉罗家族全书: 人物荟萃. Jilin Public Typography. 1997. 201.
  4. Book: "Forbidden CIty"/"紫禁城". 紫禁城出版社. 2007. 208.
  5. Book: "为将内阁抄出所乐部事务着定亲王奕绍管理雍和宫中正殿着庆郡王绵愍管理所降上谕咨行各亥旗事"/"A report on appointing Prince Ding of the First Rank as an intendant of the department of music in the Yonghe palace temple after discharging Prince QIng of the Second Rank Mianmin". 1823.
  6. Book: Zhao, Erxun. Draft History of Qing, vol.221. 1928.
  7. Book: Guo, Yanhong. "Victorious view from prince's residence". 崧博出版事業有限公司. 2017.
  8. Book: 《愛新覺羅宗譜》/ "Genealogy of the Aisin Gioro clan", part 1, chapter 1.