Prince Jingjin of the First Rank, or simply Prince Jingjin, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the

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-led

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(1644–1912). The first bearer of the title was Nikan (1610–1652), the third son of

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and a grandson of

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(the founder of the Qing dynasty). In 1648, Nikan was granted the title "Prince Jingjin of the Second Rank" by the

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. One year later, Nikan was promoted to "Prince Jingjin of the First Rank". In 1669, Lanbu (1642–1679), the third holder of the Prince Jingjin title, was demoted by the

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from a ''qinwang'' (first-rank prince) to a ''feng'en zhenguo gong''. The peerage ''de facto'' ended in 1680 when the Kangxi Emperor ordered Lanbu to be posthumously removed from the peerage.

Members of the Prince Jingjin peerage

* Nikan (尼堪; 1610–1652),

's third son, held the title Prince Jingjin of the First Rank from 1649 to 1652, posthumously honoured as Prince Jingjinzhuang of the First Rank (敬謹莊親王) ** Nisiha (尼思哈; died 1660), Nikan's second son, held the title Prince Jingjin of the First Rank from 1653 to 1660, posthumously honoured as Prince Jingjindao of the First Rank (敬謹悼親王) ** Lanbu (蘭布; 1642–1679), Nikan's eldest son, held the title Prince Jingjin of the First Rank from 1668 to 1669, demoted to a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' in 1669, posthumously stripped of his title in 1680 *** Laishi (賴士), Lanbu's fourth son, inherited the peerage as a ''feng'en fuguo gong''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jingjin, Prince Qing dynasty princely peerages Extinct Qing dynasty princely peerages

Members of the Prince Jingjin peerage

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