Yihui

Yihui (奕譓), born on 15 November 1845 and died on 22 March 1877, was a member of the Qing dynasty imperial family. He was the ninth son of the Daoguang Emperor and held the title of the first Prince Fu of the Second Rank. His peerage was not designated with an iron-cap status, resulting in diminished ranks for his successors. The Prince Fu peerage was among the last princely peerages established during the Qing dynasty.

== Early Life and Education ==

Yihui was born in the Forbidden City to Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun. He had two older brothers, Yixuan and Yihe. In 1850, at approximately five years of age, Yihui was granted the title of Prince Fu of the Second Rank. Following this appointment, he was sent to study at the Imperial Study, where his tutors included scholars from the Hanlin Academy such as He Guizhen, Hong Baolian, Yin Zhaoyong, and Lu Chaorui.

== Political Career and Contributions ==

Yihui's political activities became prominent following the Xinyou coup, during which eight regents serving the Tongzhi Emperor were ousted. As a reward for his role in the deposition of these regents, Yihui was involved in the investigation of the residences of notable officials, including Prince Zheng, Duanhua, and Prince Yi Zaiyuan. His contributions were recognized with a fox fur coat. The manor confiscated from Zaiyuan was reconstructed to meet the standards appropriate for a prince of the second rank and was allocated to Yihui and his future descendants.

In 1872, Yihui was elevated to the status of Prince of the First Rank, though the peerage remained nominally at the Second Rank. In 1874, he was granted a yellow horse-riding jacket and appointed as a commander of Han forces within the Plain Blue Banner. Two years later, in 1875, he oversaw the Gioro family school of the Plain Blue Banner. During this period, the vice director of the school identified issues related to deception and interference in management, prompting the Imperial Clan Court to intervene.

== Death and Succession ==

Yihui died on 22 March 1877 and was posthumously titled Prince Fu Jing of the Second Rank (孚敬郡王). As he died without children, the succession was secured through adoption. The first successor was Zaipei (载沛), a member of the Prince Yu of the Second Rank peerage, who inherited his titles in 1877 but died prematurely in 1879. Subsequently, Zaishu (载澍), a member of Prince Zhi of the Second Rank peerage, succeeded Yihui as Prince of the Third Rank. After Zaishu's death, Pujin (溥伒), a grandson of Yicong through Prince Gongke of the Third Rank Zaiying, was adopted as Yihui's grandson and inherited the title of Prince of the Fourth Rank.

== Family and Marriage ==

Yihui hesitated to marry initially, but eventually married Lady Saimile, daughter of Consort Jinglin, after 1867. His primary consort was from the Saimile clan, identified as嫡福晋 (main consort), and she died in 1906.

== Issue ==

Yihui’s marriage produced no biological children. However, he had two adopted sons:

- Zaipei (1872–1879), styled Zaihuang, who succeeded him briefly.

- Zaishu (1870–1909), born Zaiji, who was later stripped of his title in 1897 and confined to the Imperial Clan Court in 1901.

== Family Tree and References ==

The available information includes details regarding his family relationships and titles, but a detailed family tree is not provided here. References are listed but not specified in detail within this summary.