Yun’e

Yunʼe (28 November 1683 – 18 October 1741), born Yinʼe, was a prince of the Qing dynasty belonging to the Aisin Gioro clan. He was the tenth son of the Kangxi Emperor and his mother was Noble Consort Wenxi of the Niohuru clan. His maternal grandfather was Ebilun, who served as one of the Four Regents during the regency of the Kangxi Emperor. His maternal aunt was Empress Xiaozhaoren, the second consort of the Kangxi Emperor.

In 1709, Yinʼe was granted the title of a junwang, or second-rank prince, under the title "Prince Dun of the Second Rank" (多羅敦郡王). Following the death of the Kangxi Emperor in 1722, the successor, Yinzhen, ascended the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor. To comply with naming taboos, Yinʼe’s name was changed to Yunʼe (允'є).

In 1724, the Yongzheng Emperor accused Yunʼe of supporting his eighth brother, Yunsi, who was involved in a power struggle over the imperial succession. Consequently, Yunʼe was stripped of his princely titles and placed under house arrest. He was released in 1735 after the accession of the Qianlong Emperor, who rehabilitated Yunʼe and restored his title to fuguo gong. Yunʼe died in 1741, and his funeral was conducted in accordance with the rites for a beizi rank.

Yunʼe’s former residence, known as the "Prince Dun Mansion" or "Tenth Prince Mansion," was located near the west entrance of Nanguanfang Hutong in the Shichahai area of Xicheng District, Beijing. It was situated just east of the Prince Gong Mansion. The current state of the buildings from the historical period is uncertain, with the area now primarily commercial properties and a noodle shop.

His family included a primary consort from the Abaga Borjigit clan, who held titles such as Primary Consort to the Eighteenth Prince and Princess Consort Dun of the Second Rank. Yunʼe also had a secondary consort from the Hešeri clan and a mistress from the Gorolo clan. His children comprised at least six offspring, including Hongxuan (1708–1735), his fifth son, and Hongjun (1711–1771), his sixth son. Several children died young or in infancy, and some of his daughters married into other clans, such as Lalida of the Khorchin Borjigit clan.

Yunʼe has been depicted in various television dramas, including Yongzheng Dynasty (1999), Palace (2011), Scarlet Heart (2011), Empresses in the Palace (2011), and Gilded Chopsticks (2014).