Zaiying

Prince of the Second Rank Baoer Zaiying, born on March 11, 1861, and died on September 29, 1909. A member of the Aisin Gioro clan, he was the son of Prince Gong, Yin Ying, and the second holder of the Zhongjun Marquis title. His mother was the Concubine Xuejia, and his wife was from the Heshili clan, sister to the Kangxi Emperor’s Empress Dowager Jingyi.

Biography

He was recorded as born in the eleventh year of the Xianfeng Emperor (1861), February. In 1864, during the third year of the Tongzhi Emperor's reign, he was granted the title of Bu Ru Eight-Minister Protectorate Marquis. In 1868, during the seventh year of Tongzhi, he became the successor of the recently deceased Marquis Zhongduan Yize and, following the adoption of his foster father, became the second Zhongjun Marquis. However, the Marquis Zhongjun was not a hereditary peerage, so he was awarded the title of Beile (Prince of the First Rank). In the first month of the 15th year of Guangxu (1889), the Qing court granted him the title of Marquis of the First Rank.

During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, along the escape route westward, Empress Dowager Cixi issued an imperial edict in the name of the Guangxu Emperor to discipline the imperial clan and officials. As a result, Zaiying, along with Prince Zhuang Zaxun, Prince Yi Pujing, and Beile Zailian, was stripped of his titles. Marquis Duan Zaiyi was leniently dismissed from all official duties, turned over to the Zongren Office for strict investigation, and his stipend was halted.

Death

After Cixi revoked his titles, Zaiying was restored to the status of a descendant of Prince Gong’s lineage and moved back to the Prince Gong residence to live with Puwei. He died in August of the first year of the Xuantong Emperor's reign (1909) at the age of 49. His tomb is located at Xifeng Temple in Beijing.

Family

Primary wife: Malan (Ma Jia), daughter of the governor Shaojian.

Secondary wife: Heshili, daughter of the acting prefect Chongling.

Concubines: Wu, daughter of the second-class guard Xi Long; and Xiang, daughter of the wealthy Xiang family from Guangdong, descendant of Da Xiangying.

Offspring

First son: Puwei (1880–1936).

Second son: Puru (1896–1963).

Third son: Piyou (1899–1969).

Fourth son: Pui (1906–1963).

Grandchildren

Yulin, Yuhuan, Yung, Yanquan, Yuanyi, Yuli, Yufeng, Yuyong, granddaughter Yunxia, Yuli, Yucun, Yuhua (granddaughter), Yukun, Yuhuan, and others, including those not named.

Great-grandchildren

Eldest grandson Hengshuo (1962–1995), Hengyu, Hengqian, Hengqin (granddaughter), and others.

Note

Reference: "Aisin Gioro Genealogy."