Ajige

Ajige (Manchu: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).

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.

Family

Spouses

• Lady Silin-Gioro (西林覺羅氏), Ajige's primary consort, daughter of Huxin (祜新)
• Lady Borjigit (博爾濟吉特氏), Ajige's secondary consort, a Khorchin Mongol by birth, daughter of Kongguoluo (孔果洛)
• Lady Li (李氏), Ajige's concubine, daughter of Li Shixing (李士興)
• Lady Yu (愉氏), Ajige's concubine, daughter of Yu Chunren (愉春仁)

Children

• Hedu (和度)
• Fulehe (傅勒赫)
• Laoqin (勞親)
• Bo'erxun (伯爾遜)
• Menzhu (門柱)
• Louqin (樓親)
• Mo'erxun (墨爾遜)
• Suo'erke (索爾科)
• Tongsai (佟塞)
• Huli (瑚禮)
• E'bai (鄂拜)
• Banjintai (班進泰)
• Daughter, name unknown, married Mingju and bore Nalan Xingde

See also

• Prince Ying (英)
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
• Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing

References

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). 162, 217.