Ajige

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Ajige
Prince Ying of the First Rank
和碩英親王
Head of the House of Prince Ying peerage
Tenure1636–1651
Predecessorpeerage created
SuccessorCokto
Born(1605-08-28)28 August 1605
Died28 November 1651(1651-11-28) (aged 46)
ConsortsLady Sirin Gioro
Lady Borjigit
Issue Hedu
Fulehe
Laoqin
Bo'erxun
Louqin
Mo'erxun
Tongsai
Huli
Ebai
Banjintai
Names
Aisin Gioro Ajige (愛新覺羅 阿濟格)
House Aisin Gioro
Father Nurhaci
Mother Empress Xiaoliewu
ᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ, Mölendroff: ajige; 28 August 1605 – 28 November 1651) was a Manchu prince and military general of the early Qing dynasty. He was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 12th son of Nurhaci, the khan of the Later Jin dynasty (the precursor of the Qing dynasty).

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Ajige was conferred the title "Prince Wuying of the Second Rank" (武英郡王) in 1636, before being promoted to "Prince Ying of the First Rank" in 1644. He was involved in the Manchu conquest of the Ming dynasty. After the death of Dorgon, Ajige attempted to seize the position of Prince-Regent (previously held by Dorgon), but was discovered and placed under arrest. He was forced to commit suicide by the Shunzhi Emperor in 1651.

Physical Appearance

According to the account of Japanese travellers, Ajige was a stalwart, valiant and hot-tempered warrior who had been through numerous battles, and that he had eyes that looked abnormally ferocious.

Family

Primary Consort

Concubine

Ancestry

Ajige
Traditional Chinese 阿濟格
Simplified Chinese 阿济格
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Ājìgé
Fuman
Giocangga (1526–1583)
Empress Zhi
Taksi (1543–1583)
Empress Yi
Nurhaci (1559–1626)
Cancha
Agu
Empress Xuan (d. 1569)
Ajige (1605–1651)
Buyan
Bugan
Mantai (d. 1596)
Empress Xiaoliewu (1590–1626)

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