Prince Su’s Mansion in Beijing

Prince Su’s Mansion in Beijing

Prince Su’s Mansion is located on the east side of Zhengyi Road in Dongcheng District. It was built during the Shunzhi era, and successive generations of princes used it as their residence. In the 27th year of the Guangxu reign (1901), it was taken over by the Japanese Legation and only the walls remained. The site is now occupied by the Beijing Municipal Government.

Prince Su, named Haoge, was the eldest son of Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Emperor Huang Taiji and the first year of the Chongde reign (1636), he was granted the title of Prince Su for his meritorious service. He was one of the Eight Iron-Capped Princes from the early Qing period. After the death of Emperor Huang Taiji, he once vied for the throne with Dorgon. When Dorgon gained power, he suffered persecution. In the fifth year of the Shunzhi reign (1648), he was stripped of his title and imprisoned, dying in jail. After Emperor Shunzhi took personal control of the government, the title of Prince Su was restored to him, and he was posthumously honored with the title “Martial.” Thereafter, Haoge’s descendants inherited the title of Prince Xian, until the 43rd year of the Qianlong reign (1778), when the title of Prince Su was reinstated as hereditary.

Aisin-Gioro Haoge (1609–1648) was the eldest son of Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and his mother was Empress Ulanara, Huang Taiji’s second primary consort. He was from the Manchu Plain Blue Banner. Haoge was initially enfeoffed as a Beile (Prince), and in July of the sixth year of the Tiancong reign (1632), he was promoted to Imperial Prince (Heshuo Beile). In April of the first year of the Chongde reign (1636), he was elevated to Imperial Prince Su (Heshuo Prince Su). In June of the same year, he took charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and in December, he accompanied Huang Taiji on a military campaign against the Joseon Dynasty. In August of the third year of the Chongde reign (1638), he accompanied Dorgon in an attack on the Ming Dynasty, and returned in April of the following year. In March of the sixth year of the Chongde reign (1641)…  More details about Aisin-Gioro Haoge++

Aisin-Gioro Dorgon (November 17, 1612 – December 31, 1650) was the son of Nurhaci. Also known as the Imperial Uncle Regent or the Imperial Father Regent, he held the title of Prince Rui (Heshuo Prince Rui). In his youth, Dorgon campaigned with Huang Taiji across the land. In 1635, he accepted the surrender of Ligdan Khan’s son, Ejei, and obtained the Imperial Seal. He later led military campaigns in Southern Mongolia and the Joseon Dynasty, commanding the Qing army’s entry into the Central Plains and the unification of the country. After Shunzhi entered the Central Plains, Dorgon was promoted to Imperial Uncle Regent, and in the fifth year of the Shunzhi reign, became the Imperial Father Regent. In 1650, Dorgon fell from his horse while hunting outside Gubeikou…  More details about Aisin-Gioro Dorgon++