Fuquan (prince)

Fuquan
Prince Yu of the First Rank
(裕親王)
Prince Yu of the First Rank of the Qing Dynasty
Reign 1671 - 1703
Predecessor (None. Titled created.)
Successor Baotai
Spouse Lady Xiluke
Lady Guwalgiya
Lady Yang
Lady Suo'ertuo
Lady Tusaili
Lady Nala
Lady Yang
Lady Fuca
Issue Eldest daughter
Changquan
Zhansheng
Second daughter
Third daughter
Fourth daughter
Baotai
Bao'an
Baoshou
Fifth daughter
Baoyong
Sixth daughter
Seventh daughter
Full name
Aisin-Gioro Fuquan
(愛新覺羅·福全)
Posthumous name
Prince Yuxian of the First Rank
(裕憲親王)
House House of Aisin-Gioro
Father Shunzhi Emperor
Mother Consort Ningque
Born September 8, 1653
Died August 10, 1703 (aged 49)
Fuquan
Chinese 福全

FuquanManchu: ᡶᡠᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ;Möllendorff: Fuciowan (September 8, 1653 - August 10, 1703) was a Manchu prince of the Qing Dynasty. His title was "Prince Yu of the First Rank" (裕親王). He was a son of the Shunzhi Emperor and a half-brother of the Kangxi Emperor.

Biography

Fuquan was born of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the second son of the Shunzhi Emperor. His mother was Consort Ningque (寧愨妃) from the Donggo (董鄂) clan.[1] Fuquan was conferred the title of "Prince Yu of the First Rank" (裕親王) on February 6, 1671.[2] In August 1690, the Kangxi Emperor granted Fuquan the title of "Generalissimo Who Pacifies Distant Lands" (撫遠大將軍) and sent him to lead a campaign against Galdan Boshugtu Khan, leader of the Dzungar Khanate. Assisted by the Kangxi Emperor's eldest son Yinzhi, Fuquan took his army north through the Gubeikou pass while his brother Changning led his troops through another pass, planning to converge on Galdan's position.[3] Fuquan met and attacked Galdan at Ulan Butong (350 kilometers north of Beijing) on September 3, 1690.[4] Galdan's troops protected themselves from Qing artillery by hiding behind rows of camels and by finding refuge in a nearby forest.[5] Although Galdan suffered losses, the battle was a standstill, yet Fuquan reported it as a victory.[6] He returned to the capital on December 22.[7] The Qing commanders who let Galdan escape were punished. Fuquan himself was stripped of his military post and dismissed from the council of princes and high officials.[8] He then retired from political life and later spent most of his time in literary circles.[9]

Family

See also

Notes

  1. Fang (1943), 251.
  2. Qingshi gao, ch. 6, p. 174, Kangxi 6.1.己丑 (14th).
  3. Fang (1943), 251.
  4. Fang (1943), 251; Perdue (2005), 155.
  5. Perdue (2005), 155.
  6. Fang (1943), 251; Perdue (2005), 155.
  7. Fang (1943), 251.
  8. Fang (1943), 251; Perdue (2005), 159.
  9. Fang (1943), 252.

Bibliography