Zaitao
| Zaitao | |
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| Beile and acting Junwang | |
 Zaitao, bearing the Star of the Order of the Double Dragon | |
| Beile (of the Prince Zhong peerage) | |
| Tenure | 1900–1945 |
| Predecessor | Zaiying |
| Successor | none |
| Born | 23 June 1887 Beijing, China |
| Died | 2 September 1970 (aged 83) Beijing, China |
| Burial | |
| Consorts | Jiang Wanzhen (died 1949)Zhou Mengyun (div. 1949)Jin Xiaolan (died 1967)Wang Naiwen (before 1970) |
Imperial Guards | |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards | Order of the Double Dragon Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain |
| Zaitao | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yěyún |
Zaitao (23 June 1887 – 2 September 1970), courtesy name Shuyuan, art name Yeyun, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was a half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor and an uncle of Puyi, the last Emperor of China.
Biography
Zaitao was born in the
In 1890, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, Zaitao was granted the title of a second class zhenguo jiangjun. He was promoted to a buru bafen fuguo gong in 1894. In 1898, Zaitao was transferred from Yimo's lineage to the lineage of Yihe (奕詥; 1844–1868), Prince Zhong of the Second Rank, as Yihe's adopted son because Yihe had no son to succeed him. He was made an acting beizi in the same year. In 1902, he was promoted to beile.
In December 1908, Zaitao was made an acting
In 1911, Zaitao was appointed as the Minister of the Military Consultancy (軍諮大臣) and placed in charge of the Imperial Guard (禁衛軍), as well as being appointed as chief of general staff.
In 1931, Zaitao was recruited by the
Zaitao fancied horses[
Zaitao was also interested in Beijing opera. He was trained in both long and short range types of performing martial arts, and specialised in playing monkey roles in opera. He was tutored by Yang Xiaolou (楊小樓) and Zhang Qilin (張淇林). Opera actor Li Wanchun (李萬春) trained under Zaitao for three years.
Zaitao died in Beijing in 1970 at the age of 83.
Family
Wife
- Wife, of the Jiang clan (姜氏; 1885–1949), personal name Wanzhen (婉貞)
- First son (1905)
- First daughter (b. 6 March 1906)
- Second daughter (24 December 1906 – 1969), personal name Yunhui (韞慧)
- Married Darijaya (1904–1968) of the Alxa Borjigit clan in 1925, and had issue (one son, six daughters)
- Pujia (溥佳; 1908–1979), second son
- Pu'an (溥侒; 1911–1944), third son
- Pushen (溥伸; 1915–1928), fourth son
Concubine
- Concubine, of the Zhou clan (周氏; b. 1894), personal name Mengyun (夢雲)
- Puxi (溥僖; 1924–1983), fifth son
- Concubine, of the Jin clan (金氏; 1906–1967), personal name Xiaolan (孝蘭)
- Pushi (溥仕; b. 1940), sixth son
- Concubine, of the Wang clan (王氏; 1917–2003), personal name Naiwen (乃文)
Ancestry
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Gallery
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Zaitao in Qing dynasty court robes. -
Zaitao in the United States -
Zaitao in the United States -
Zaitao (centre) in Russia in 1910 -
Zaitao in Peking in 1911 -
Zaitao with Chinese and Japanese delegates in the Qing embassy in Japan -
Zaitao with Qing dynasty military leaders in Austria-Hungary in 1910
See also
- Prince Zhong
- Prince Hui (first rank)
- Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty § Male members
- Ranks of imperial consorts in China § Qing
Sources
References
- ^ The Times, May 21, 1910
- ^ Esherick (2013), p. 190
Further reading
- Esherick, Joseph W.; Wei, C.X. George (2013). China: How the Empire Fell. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-415-83101-7.
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