Yuntang

Yuntang (17 October 1683 – 22 September 1726), born Yintang, was a Manchu prince of the qing dynasty.

Biography

Yuntang was born Yintang of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the ninth son of the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was Consort Yi (宜妃) from the Gorolo (郭絡羅) clan.

Yintang was one of the Kangxi Emperor's most loved sons even though he never held any important posts during his father's reign. During the power struggle between the Kangxi Emperor's sons for succession to the throne, Yintang supported the eighth prince Yinsi initially, but after Yinsi fell from grace he switched allegiance towards the 14th prince Yinti. The Kangxi Emperor died in 1722 and was succeeded by his fourth son Yinzhen, who became known as the Yongzheng Emperor. Yintang changed his name to "Yuntang" to avoid naming taboo because the Chinese character for "Yin" (胤) in "Yintang" is the same as the one in the Yongzheng Emperor's personal name "Yinzhen" (胤禛).

In the same year the Yongzheng Emperor was enthroned, Yuntang was summoned back to the capital Beijing by the emperor and subsequently sent to the military garrison at Xining. Two years later in 1724, Yongzheng stripped Yuntang off his beise (貝子) title. The following year, Yongzheng accused Yuntang and Yunsi (Yinsi) of political incompetence, banished them from the imperial household, and forced them to change their names respectively to "Sesihei" (塞思黑; means "dog" in Manchu) and "Akina" (阿其那; means "pig" in Manchu). The Yongzheng Emperor then ordered Hu Shili (胡什禮) to escort Yuntang and Yunsi to Baoding, where they were imprisoned under the supervision of the Viceroy of Zhili, Li Fu (李紱).

Yuntang reportedly died from an abdominal illness in 1726 during his incarceration. He was posthumously rehabilitated during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

Personal information

Father

Kangxi Emperor

Mother

Mother: Consort Yi (宜妃; d. 1733), from the Gorolo (郭絡羅) clan, daughter of Zuoling (佐領; a type of military commander) Sanguanbao (三官保).

Spouses:

Primary spouse: Lady Donggo (棟鄂氏), daughter of Qishi (七十).

Concubines:

Lady Liu (劉氏), daughter of Liu Da (劉大).

Lady Lang (郎氏), daughter of Lang Tu (郎圖).

Lady Zhou (周氏), daughter of Zhou Da (周大).

Lady Zhu (朱氏), daughter of Zhu Da (朱大).

Lady Tong (佟氏), daughter of Tong Da (佟大).

Lady Joogiya (兆佳氏), daughter of Manaha (瑪納哈).

Lady Wanyan (完顏氏), daughter of Wangda (王達).

Lady Chen (陳氏), daughter of Chen Da (陳大).

7 Sons:

Name	Birth date	Death date	Mother	Wife	Concubine
Hongzheng (弘晸)	12 Dec 1706	26 Dec 1787	Lady Liu	Lady Nara (納喇氏), daughter of Imperial Secretary (尚書) Sheng'an (盛安)	Lady Yang (楊氏), daughter of Yang Da (楊大)
Hongzhang (弘暲)	29 Mar 1709	4 Jul 1756	Lady Liu	Lady Gorolo (郭絡羅氏), daughter of Genteyi (根特宜)	/
Hongxiang (弘相)	20 Feb 1710	21 Apr 1739	Lady Joogiya	Lady Zhang (張氏), daughter of Zhang Da (張大)	/
Hongkuang (弘曠)	15 Dec 1711	20 Feb 1737	Lady Lang	/	/
Hongding (弘鼎)	19 Dec 1711	28 Nov 1782	Lady Wanyan	1. Lady Balinnamu (巴林訥穆氏), daughter of Chahar Province Administrator (察哈爾總管) Butan (布坦) 2. Lady Joogiya (兆佳氏), daughter of Qiwei (騎尉) Tanggutu (唐古圖)	Lady Liu (劉氏), daughter of Balang (巴朗)
Dongxi (棟喜)	24 Jul 1719	19 Jan 1791	Lady Zhu	Lady Penggiya 彭佳氏	/
Sibao (四保)	22 Oct 1719	12 Apr 1771	Lady Zhou	Lady Jin (金氏), daughter of Chengzhu (誠住)	/

6 Daughters:

The personal names of Yuntang's daughters are unknown.

Birth date	Death date	Mother	Spouse
1701	1725	Lady Wanyan	Sebutengwangbu (色卜騰旺布) of the Elutechuoluosi (厄魯特綽絡斯) clan, a Prince of the Second Rank (m. 1718)
1702	1741	Lady Joogiya	Kanbu (侃布) of the Balin Borjigit (巴林博爾濟吉特) clan, a Prince of the Second Rank (m. 1719)
1704	1727	Lady Wanyan	Yongfu (永福), an Imperial Guard (侍衛) (m. 1720)
1705	1726	Lady Donggo	Zhao Shiyang (趙世揚) (m. 1721)
1706	1742	Lady Joogiya	Sebuteng (色卜騰) (m. 1739)
1719	1767	Lady Chen	Chen Bu (陳布; d. 1744)