Ajige was a prince and general of the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

. He was born of the Manchu Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in...

 clan as the 12th son of Nurhaci

Nurhaci

Nurhaci was an important Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late sixteenth century in what is today Northeastern China...

, khan

Khan (title)

Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...

 of the Later Jin Dynasty (precursor of the Qing Dynasty).

Ajige was conferred the title of "Prince Ying of the First Rank" (和碩英親王) in 1644. He was involved in the Manchu conquest of the Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 in China. However, after the death of Dorgon

Dorgon

Dorgon , also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince Rui , was one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty. He laid the groundwork for the Manchu rule of China.-Early life:Dorgon was born in Yenden, Manchuria , China...

, Ajige attempted to seize the position of Prince-Regent, but was subsequently discovered and placed under arrest. He was forced to commit suicide by the Shunzhi Emperor

Shunzhi Emperor

The Shunzhi Emperor was the third emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China, which he did from 1644 to 1661. "Shunzhi" was the name of his reign period...

 in 1651.

Family

• Father: Nurhaci
  Nurhaci
  Nurhaci was an important Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late sixteenth century in what is today Northeastern China...
  
  

• Mother: Lady Abahai
  Lady Abahai
  Lady Abahai was the primary consort of Nurhaci, founder of the Qing Dynasty. She bore Nurhaci three sons - Ajige, Dorgon, and Dodo. She was erroneously identified with Nurhaci's son and successor, Hong Taiji, in earlier sources....
  
  

• Spouses:
  • Lady Silin-Gioro (西林覺羅氏), Ajige's primary wife. She was the daughter of Huxin (祜新).
  • Lady Borjigit (博爾濟吉特氏), Ajige's secondary wife who was a Khorchin Mongol. She was the daughter of Kongguoluo (孔果洛), Prince Bingtu of the Second Rank.
  • Lady Li (李氏), Ajige's concubine. She was the daughter of Li Shixing (李士興).
  • Lady Yu (愉氏), Ajige's concubine. She was the daughter of Yu Chunren (愉春仁).

• Sons:
  • 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, personal name unknown, wife of Nalan Mingzhu and mother of Nalan Xingde
  Nalan Xingde
  Nalan Xingde was a Chinese poet active during the Qing Dynasty, famous for his ci poetry. He was actually born Nalan Chengde , but had to change his name when the Kangxi Emperor named Yinreng, whose birth name also had the character cheng , the crown prince...
  
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