Fiyanggū

Feiyanggu (Manchu: ᡶ᠋ᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᡡ, Möllendorf transliteration: Fiyanggū; 1620 (Tianming Fifth Year, October) — 1640s?), also written as Fe Yanggu, was the sixteenth son of Nurhaci and the youngest son.

Life

Feiyanggu was born in October 1620; his biological mother's name is not recorded. The "Veritable Records of the Grand Ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of the Qing" written during the Tiancong and Chongde periods did not list Feiyanggu among Nurhaci's descendants. Modern scholar Du Jiajun points out that female slaves or concubines born to royal males are not counted as concubines, so Feiyanggu's mother may have been a slave. During the reign of Hong Taiji, Feiyanggu was executed for a crime, and his clan affiliation was removed. The specific crime is not known, but later speculation suggests it might have been conspiracy or illicit relations with a concubine, which could result in the execution of a younger brother. In the fifty-second year of Kangxi (1713), Feiyanggu's great-grandson, a third-rank attendant guard Ni Yaha, requested the restoration of his clan affiliation, which was approved by the Circumscriptions Court. That July, an edict stated, "Fearing that his descendants might perish," and a red waistband was bestowed as a mark, later recorded at the end of the jade genealogical record.

Family Members

Father: Nurhaci, Founder of the Qing Dynasty

Wives and Concubines

- Primary wife: Irgen Gererote (Irgen Jueluo), daughter of Batu Lu Yiyang

Children (four sons)

- Natai (First-class Attendant Guard, Yunjia Yuwei; 1632—1674): Mother was the primary wife Irgen Gererote; concubine was Xu Shi (daughter of Xu Da). His son was Yunjia Yuwei Amurtu.

- Caiguo (Third-class Attendant Guard, Yunjia Yuwei; 1636—1684): Mother was the primary wife Irgen Gererote; primary wife was Daijia; his son was Yunjia Yuwei A La Butan, and he also had a son named Ni Yahan.

- Atai (1638—1643): Mother was the primary wife Irgen Gererote. He died in the Chen hour (09:00–11:00) on August 18, Chongde eighth year, at age 5.

- Yatai (1639—1643): Mother was the primary wife Irgen Gererote. He died in the Chen hour on June 12, Chongde eighth year, at age 4.

Daughter

- First daughter (1631—?): Born on the 23rd day of the third month, fifth year of Tiancong.

- Second daughter (1641—?): Born on August 27, sixth year of Chongde.

References

"Draft History of Qing" (Qing Shi Gao), Volume 218, compiled from Zhao Erxun’s "Draft History of Qing".

Further Reading

(Edited) "Draft History of Qing," Volume 218