Yinxiang

Yinxiang, the Prince Yi (Chinese: ???胤祥; Pinyin: Y?nxi?ng; Wade-Giles: Y'in-hsiang; Posthumous name: Xi?n ?) (1686 ? April 1730) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan was a noble of the Qing Dynasty born as the 13th surviving son to the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was Kangxi's concubine, Min-Fei of the Janggiya clan.

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Being the 13th surviving son of the Kangxi Emperor, he was given the title of the Thirteenth Imperial Prince at birth, and later received the title of peerage the Prince Yi of the Blood (怡?王) with the additional honour of Peerage Succession through his male descendants. He was a staunch supporter of the Fourth Prince, who later became Yongzheng Emperor of China. Yinxiang was affected by bad health, but worked with Yongzheng tirelessly in matters of state.

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In 1725, Yinxiang was sent to oversee the water issues of Zhili, including flood control and transportation. Returning to Beijing, Yinxiang was constantly affected by ill health.

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Yinxiang died in April 1730, and was given the posthumous name Xian (?), with an additional eight characters (????????) added. He received great praise from the Emperor, who ordered a three-day mourning period in which no administrative affairs were conducted in court.

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Prince Yi: Prince Yi of the Blood (zh: 怡?王) was the title of peerage first given to Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor of China, then subsequently inherited by his descendants. It was created by Yinxiang's brother the Yongzheng Emperor. After a power struggle won by Empress Dowager Cixi...

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