Duanhua

{{Short description|Manchu prince (1807–1861)}} {{family name hatnote|Duanhua|Aisin Gioro|lang=Manchu}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Duanhua | title = Prince Zheng of the First Rank<br>{{lang|zh-hant|和碩鄭親王}} | image = | caption =

| birth_date = 1807 | birth_place = Beijing | death_date = {{death year and age|1861|1807}} | death_place = Beijing | burial_place = | father = Ulgungga | mother = | spouse = | issue = | house = Aisin Gioro | full name = Duanhua (端華) }} {{Infobox Chinese|t=端華|s=端华|p=Duānhuá}} '''Duanhua''' (Manchu: 25px ''Duwanhūwa''; 1807 – 1861) was a Manchu prince and regent of the Qing dynasty.

==Life== Duanhua was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the third son of Ulgungga (烏爾恭阿), a descendant of Jirgalang, a nephew of Nurhaci (the founder of the Qing dynasty). He descended from the Prince Zheng line, one of the "iron-cap" princely peerages of the Qing dynasty. In 1846, he inherited the title "Prince Zheng of the First Rank" from his father. His family was under the Bordered Blue Banner of the Eight Banners.

Duanhua rose to prominence during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor. Because of a scandal involving Grand Councilor Mujangga, Duanhua gained the Xianfeng Emperor's trust as a loyal confidant, and became one of the emperor's closest advisors. Duanhua also recommended his brother, Sushun, to serve in the Qing imperial court. During the Second Opium War, Duanhua accompanied the ailing Xianfeng Emperor to Rehe to escape from the foreign invaders.

In 1861, before the Xianfeng Emperor died, he appointed eight regents to assist his successor, the young Tongzhi Emperor, in administrating state affairs. Duanhua and Sushun were among the eight. Later that year, Duanhua and the other seven regents were ousted from power in the Xinyou Coup (辛酉政變) orchestrated by Prince Gong and Empress Dowager Cixi. Duanhua was arrested, imprisoned, and eventually forced to commit suicide.

==Family== Father: Ulgungga (乌尔恭阿; 1778–1846) * Paternal grandfather: Zhihana (枳哈纳), a great-great-great-grandson of Jirgalang * Paternal grandmother:Lady Zheng, a mistress Mother: Lady Hugiya (瑚佳氏), Ulgungga's secondary consort ----

* Primary consort, of the Niohuru clan, daughter of Fukejing'a (福克京阿), former Minister of Xining Handling Affairs (西宁办事处大臣, also known as the Xining Amban) ** Lady ***Married Chongqi of the Alute clan and had issue: A daughter, Empress Jiashun * Secondary consort, of the Chen clan (陈佳氏), daughter of Sele, a defender general (护军色勒) * Secondary consort, of the Gaogiya clan, daughter of defender general Gaofu (高福护军) * Secondary consort, of the Baigiya clan, daughter of defender general Jiaohexing (校和兴护军)

== Ancestry == {{ahnentafel |collapsed=yes |align=center |ref=<ref>{{Cite book|title=《愛新覺羅宗譜》/"The genealogy of Aisin-Gioro clan"}}</ref> |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; |1= Duanhua |2= Ulgungga |3= Lady Hugiya, secondary consort |4=Zhihana |5=Lady Zheng, mistress |6= |7= |8=Fengnaheng (丰呐亨 |9= |10= }}

==See also== * Prince Zheng * Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty * {{section link|Ranks of imperial consorts in China|Qing}}

==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite book|last=Zhao|first=Erxun|author-link=Zhao Erxun|title=Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao)|year=1928|location=China|volume=215}}

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