Zaicheng (, September 12, 1858 – July 21, 1885) was the eldest son of Yixin, Prince Gong.

Life

He was granted the title of

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. He served as

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and as a commander in

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. In July 1873, the Qing court removed Zaicheng's title of beile, because he and Tongzhi went out of the palace to visit

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. However, a month later, the original title were restored. Zaicheng didn't have a son, but because he was the next in line to adopt his father's title, he adopted

Puwei Puwei (; 30 December 1880 – 10 October 1936), courtesy name Shaoyuan, was a Manchu people, Manchu prince and statesman of the late Qing dynasty. He was a member of the Prince Gong (peerage)#Yixin's line, Prince Gong peerage, and held the title ...

to inherit it after his death. He died in June 1885 at the age of 28, and his adopted son

succeeded him as

Prince Gong Yixin (11January 1833– 29May 1898), better known in English as PrinceGong or Kung, was an imperial prince of the Aisin Gioro clan and an important statesman of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. He was a regent of the empire from 1861 to 18 ...

. Because he was the eldest son of Yixin, he was given the posthumous title of "Prince Guomin of the Third Rank".

References

{{reflist 1858 births 1885 deaths Qing dynasty imperial princes Manchu people Manchu Bordered Blue Bannermen 19th-century Chinese people Prince Gong