Yinlu

Yunlu (28 July 1695 – 20 March 1767), born Yinlu, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was a member of the Aisin Gioro clan, the imperial family lineage of the Qing dynasty. Yunlu was the sixteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, born to Consort Mi, a Han Chinese woman with the family name Wang.

Yunlu demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and musical tuning. In 1723, upon the death of Boggodo, the 2nd Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, who died without an heir, Yunlu was adopted as his heir and inherited the peerage associated with the title.

During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, Yunlu was trusted and appointed as a regent in 1723 following the emperor’s serious illness. He served alongside Yunli, Ortai, and Zhang Tingyu to assist in governance during the regency. In 1739, the case of Hongxi, the 2nd Prince Li of the First Rank, involved accusations of rebellion, and Yunlu was implicated in the incident, resulting in the loss of his official position.

Yunlu returned to political duties in 1742, managing the Department of Sacrificial Rite Music. However, he gradually lost the trust of the Qianlong Emperor, under whose reign his influence diminished. He died in 1767 and was posthumously granted the name "Ke" (恪), meaning respectful.

His princely title was succeeded by his eldest grandson, Yongchang.

Family details include his primary consort, Imperial Princess Consort Zhuangke of the Gorolo clan, with whom he fathered several children:

- His first son, born on 4 September 1712.

- A daughter, Princess Duanrou of the Second Rank, born on 13 April 1714, married Chimed Dorji of the Khorchin Borjigit clan in January or February 1731.

- A third son, born and died in October 1715.

- Other children included Hongshen, a son born in 1717 and deceased in 1719; a daughter born in 1723 and died in 1752; Hongpu, a son born in 1713 and died in 1743; Honghao, a son born in 1717 and deceased in 1718; Hongming, a general born in 1719 and died in 1787; Hongrong, a son born in 1737 and died in 1806; and several other children who died in infancy or childhood.

Yunlu also had secondary consorts from various clans, including the Li, Zhu, Xue, Wang, and Zhang clans, as well as a mistress from the Fuca clan and another from the Wang clan. His children from these consorts held various ranks and married into different clans, often of Manchu or Mongol origin.

Yunlu's titles and positions, along with family relationships, are documented in historical texts such as the Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) and the "Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period."