Nelehe
Imperial prince of the Qing dynasty
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Nelehe (Chinese: 訥勒赫; pinyin: Nèlèhè; 4 July 1881 – 14 February 1917) was a Qing dynasty imperial prince. He was a 16th-generation descendant of Lekdehun, Daišan's grandson and Nurhaci's great-grandson.
| Nelehe | |||||
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| Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank | |||||
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| Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank | |||||
| Tenure | 1881–1917 | ||||
| Predecessor | Qing'en | ||||
| Successor | Wenkui | ||||
| Born | 4 July 1881 | ||||
| Died | 14 February 1917 (aged 35) | ||||
| Spouse | Yehenara Jingfang | ||||
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| Father | Prince Shunchengmin Qing'en | ||||
| Mother | Lady Yanggiya | ||||
Life
Nelehe was born on 4 July 1881, which translates to 8th day of the 5th lunar month of the seventh year of Guangxu era. In August of the same year, Nelehe inherited a title of Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank after the death of his father, Qing'en (庆恩).[1] In 1898, Nelehe was appointed as a commander of Bordered Red Banner army. In three years, he was tasked with supervising the Plain White Banner Gioro Family School, exclusively reserved for imperial princes; children of collateral Gioro clansmen and their close relatives.[2] In 1905, he became a commander of Mongol Bordered Yellow Banner army. In 1906, he was transferred back to the Manchu Bordered Red Banner and was made a Right Vice Director of the Imperial Clan Court after the graduation at Lu Jungui's School. In 1911, he was retransferred to the Manchu Plain White Banner.[3] Nelehe died on 14 February 1917, 6 years after the demise of last Chinese dynasty. He was posthumously honoured as Prince Shuncheng Zhi of the Second Rank (順承質郡王/顺承质郡王, meaning "obedient and knowledgeable")[4]
Nelehe was married to Yehenara Jingfang, the youngest daughter of Guixiang (桂祥), a brother of Empress Dowager Cixi.[5] The marriage wasn't consumed due to childlessness. According to the law, if the prince was childless, he would adopt a child from the same cadet line. Nelehe adopted a son of grace general Changfu, his second cousin.[6] The peerage was abolished in 1945.
Family
Father: Qing'en, Prince Shunchengmin of the Second Rank (顺承敏郡王 庆恩)
Mother: Mistress, Lady Yanggiya (庶福晋 杨佳氏)
Consorts:
- Yehenara Jingfang, a primary consort (嫡福晋，叶赫那拉·静芳)
Issue:
- Adopted son: Wenkui (文葵), biological son of grace general Changfu (长福) by primary consort, Lady Bolot (继夫人 博罗特氏)