Lhawang Dorji

Lavaandorzh (Mongolian: Лаваандорж; 1754–1816), Borjigit lineage, Qing dynasty Khorchin Mongol Saiyinnüyan Bordered Middle Left Banner Zasag (Prince), seventh son of Cheng Gung Zhab, brother-in-law of Emperor Jiaqing.

Brief Biography: In the twenty-first year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign (approx. 1776), the young Lavaandorzh was designated as a Mandarin noble consort (e'fu), although he had not yet been engaged to the Emperor’s sixth or seventh daughters. In the twenty-third year of Qianlong (approx. 1778), the sixth princess passed away, and the engagement was confirmed between Lavaandorzh and the seventh princess. In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong (approx. 1783), the legitimate eldest son of the e'fu, Shizi Zhanchubdorzh, died. In the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong (approx. 1784), due to his status as e'fu, Lavaandorzh became the new Shizi. In the thirty-first year of Qianlong (approx. 1786), he was sent to Beijing for education.

In the thirty-fifth year of Qianlong (1770), Lavaandorzh married the seventh princess, Guliun Hesheng Gongzhu, the Emperor’s seventh daughter, and was awarded the title of Guliun e'fu. In the leap month’s 20th day, due to the intense summer heat, the emperor and empress arranged for Lavaandorzh to retreat to a pasture outside Zhangjiakou for summer respite. In the seventh month, the Guliun Gongzhu married out, and the emperor visited her new residence for inspection. The princess’s former residence, originally housing Gao Heng and others, was renovated into a princess’s residence; Xichun Garden was also granted to her and her husband for residence. After renovation, they were permitted to reside in the Forbidden City.

In the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong (1771), Cheng Gung Zhab died, and Lavaandorzh inherited the title of Zasag and Woshuo (Prince) of the Borjigit family. To allocate family estate, imperial decree mandated enforcement according to traditional law; the elder brother of the married man, Derendorzh, had already divided the family, and the other two brothers entered monastic vows, thus most of the remaining estate reverted to the prince. On December 20th, in the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong (1773), Consort Yu Boli-ji-gite died; the seventh princess and Lavaandorzh, as her mourning relatives, mourned her. Subsequently, for their meritorious service in campaigns at Congling and Shipinfeng Fort, they were appointed as officials of the imperial household. During the uprising in Shifeng Fort among the Hui people, they also participated in the military efforts. During Qianlong’s reign, for security reasons, they were repeatedly relocated—initially to nomadic areas for summer, then to Beijing. On the tenth day of the first month of the forty-first year of Qianlong (1776), the seventh princess died, and as they had no children, Lavaandorzh remarried, becoming the only e'fu during the Qianlong era to remarry after a princess’s death.

On October 28th, the forty-first year of Qianlong (1776), Lavaandorzh led officials from the Middle Zheng Hall and others to test archery outside Zhengyangmen; after the event, he was disciplined and investigated by his department. In June of the forty-fifth year of Qianlong (1780), due to encroachment on the nomadic lands of the Tuxetükhán tribe, he was ordered to cease receiving princely stipends permanently; in November, owing to insufficient combat readiness, his official position was succeeded by Feng Shenzhilen. In January of the forty-eighth year of Qianlong (1783), his stipend was restored. In the fifth year of Qianlong (1789), he was appointed acting Uliyasu Tai General. In the fifty-first year of Qianlong (1796), he fell while returning from nomadic herding, suffering damage to his right thigh joint; a memorial was submitted for comfort, and Qianlong advised against excessive exertion. In August of the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong (1812), due to remote residence, his stipend of 500 shi of rice was reduced to 200 shi. In the eighth year of Jiaqing (1803), for meritorious service in guarding the emperor, he was awarded imperial official robes; his heir, Bayan Jergale, was ennobled as Fu Guogong (Supporting Duke).

After the death of Guliun e'fu Lavaandorzh, he was buried with Princess Hesheng Gongzhu at the east of Jiangtai Village outside Zhutiao Men in Chaoyang District, Beijing. His descendants, including Che Denbázhăer and his great-grandson Nayan Tuu, along with many other descendants, are also buried there. The family descendants and members of the imperial clan intermarried and are buried in the same family cemetery.