Wu Yingxiong

Wu Yingxiong (simplified Chinese: 吴应熊; traditional Chinese: 吳應熊; pinyin: Wu Yingxiong; Wade–Giles: Wu Ying-Hsiung) was born in 1634 and died on 18 May 1674. He was a Chinese aristocrat and the eldest son of Wu Sangui, a military general notable for his role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the subsequent expansion of the Qing dynasty into the Central Plain in 1644.

Wu Yingxiong was born to Wu Sangui and his wife Lady Zhang. At the time of his birth, his family held the titles of Count and Countess of Pingxi (平西伯). In 1644, his father received the title of Prince Pingxi (平西王; translated as "Prince Who Pacifies the West") following his decision to open the gates of the Great Wall at Shanhai Pass, facilitating the entry of Qing forces into China proper.

In 1648, Wu Yingxiong was taken to the Manchu court as a hostage when his father's army advanced to Southwest China to combat Ming troops. In 1653, he was granted the title of viscount and married Princess Kechun (恪純公主), born in 1642 and died in 1705. She was the youngest half-sister of the Shunzhi Emperor. Wu Yingxiong and Princess Kechun had three sons and at least one daughter.

In December 1673, Wu Sangui along with two other princes initiated the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, a civil war against the Qing dynasty. Following this rebellion, Wu Yingxiong and his sons were imprisoned in Beijing and held as hostages. Although Wu Sangui was related by marriage to the Manchu Kangxi Emperor, Wu Yingxiong was executed in Beijing on 18 May 1674 by strangulation, along with his eldest son Wu Shilin (吴世霖). The remaining sons of Wu Yingxiong were also executed in 1680 when the conflict concluded.

Wu Shifan (吴世璠), the only surviving son of Wu Yingxiong, posthumously titled his father Emperor Xiaogong (孝恭皇帝) upon inheriting Wu Sangui's throne in 1678.