Hooge (prince)

Hooge
Prince Su of the First Rank
(肅親王)
Prince Su of the First Rank of the Qing Dynasty
Reign 1636 - 1648
Successor Fushou
Born 1609
Died 1648 (aged 3839)
Spouse Primary spouses:
Lady Hadanara
Lady Borjigit
Secondary spouses:
Lady Nara
Lady Shuolongwu
Lady Ji'eryuedai
named Taisina(surname unknown)
Lady Borjigit
named Shuhuli(surname unknown)
Tertiary Spouses:
Lady Ningguta
Lady Sirin-Gioro
Lady Sirin-Gioro
Lady Huang
Concubines:
Lady Guwalgiya
Lady Niu
Lady Nara
Lady Irgen-Gioro
Lady Wang
Issue Qizheng'e
Gutai
Wohena
Fushou
Meng'e
Xingbao
Shushu
Full name
Aisin-Gioro Hooge
(愛新覺羅 豪格)
Posthumous name
Prince Suwu of the First Rank
(肅武親王)
House House of Aisin-Gioro
Father Hong Taiji
Mother Lady Ulanara
Hooge
Chinese 豪格

Hooge (Manchu: ; 1609 – 1648) was a Manchu prince of the Qing Dynasty and the eldest son of Hong Taiji. He was the first prince of the Qing Dynasty to hold the title of Prince Su of the First Rank (和碩肅親王; Manchu: Hošoi Fafungga Cin Wang), which became one of the "Iron-cap" princely lines of succession in the dynasty.

Biography

Hooge was born of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the eldest son of Hong Taiji, son of the Qing Dynasty's founder Nurhaci. His mother was Hong Taiji's consort Lady Ulanara.

Hooge participated in military campaigns against the Mongols, Koreans, and the Ming Dynasty. After Hong Taiji's death in 1643, Hooge and his uncle Dorgon fought over the succession to the throne. The situation was to Hooge's advantage because three of the Eight Banners previously under Hong Taiji's control had been passed on to him. On the other hand, Dorgon had the support of his brothers and two White banners. This meant that the remaining two Red banners controlled by Daišan and his son, as well as the Bordered Blue Banner under Chiurhala, were crucial to ensuring that Hooge could win the succession. After much dispute, Daišan started favouring Hooge, who ostensibly refused to take the throne. Hooge was actually waiting for others to urge him to take the throne, so that he could sit on it without projecting a power-hungry image of himself. Unfortunately for Hooge, Dorgon and his brothers gave way, so the conflict continued without a solution. The power struggle concluded with a compromise in order to avoid internal strife. Dorgon nominated Fulin, another son of Hong Taiji born to Consort Zhuang, to be the new ruler, so Fulin ascended to the throne as the Shunzhi Emperor.

Even after the Shunzhi Emperor came to power, there was still much friction between Hooge and Dorgon. According to popular belief, Hooge had conceived a scheme to seize the throne from Shunzhi, but he leaked out his plan to Dorgon's brother Dodo, who informed Dorgon about it. Dorgon then used this as an excuse to have Hooge arrested and thrown into prison. However historical records state that Hooge was imprisoned after the Qing government launched military campaigns against remnant rebel forces in western China, and he died during his incarceration. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1650, two years after his death.

Family

A notable descendant of Hooge was Xianyu (顯玗; 1907–1948), daughter of Shanqi (善耆; 1866 - 1922). She is better known as Yoshiko Kawashima.

Succession of the Prince Su line

See also

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