Zaiyuan took up important positions during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (r. 1850–61), including a minister in the Imperial Clan Court and an imperial guard commander. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, Zaiyuan and Muyin (穆蔭) travelled to Tongzhou to replace Guiliang (桂良) in the peace negotiations with the British and French. When the negotiations failed, the Mongol general Sengge Rinchen captured the British diplomats Harry Smith Parkes and Henry Loch, Thomas William Bowlby (a journalist for The Times), and their escorts. The majority of the group – except the two diplomats – died from torture or disease; the survivors were released later. The Anglo-French expeditionary force closed in on Beijing. On 18 October, in retaliation for the capture and deaths of the peace delegation, the British and French destroyed the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan). Zaiyuan had already fled with the Xianfeng Emperor to the Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei. Prince Gong, who was ordered to remain behind to make peace with the invaders, successfully concluded the Convention of Beijing with the British, French and Russians.
Before the Xianfeng Emperor died in 1861, he appointed Zaiyuan, Sushun, Duanhua and five others as regents to assist his son, who succeeded him as the Tongzhi Emperor (r. 1861–75). Later that year, Prince Gong, with support from the Empress Dowagers Ci'an and Cixi, launched the Xinyou Coup and seized power from the eight regents. Zaiyuan was arrested, imprisoned, and given a piece of white silk cloth to commit suicide by hanging himself with the cloth. After Zaiyuan's death, the Prince Yi peerage was inherited by Zaidun (載敦), one of his distant relatives.
zaiyuan, this, manchu, name, given, name, accordance, with, manchu, custom, should, used, alone, with, titles, with, clan, name, aisin, gioro, 1816, 1861, formally, known, prince, manchu, prince, qing, dynasty, eight, regents, appointed, xianfeng, emperor, ass. In this Manchu name the given name is Zaiyuan In accordance with Manchu custom it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Aisin Gioro Zaiyuan 1816 1861 formally known as Prince Yi was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty He was one of the eight regents appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor to assist his successor the Tongzhi Emperor ZaiyuanPrince Yi of the First RankPrince Yi of the First RankTenure1825 1861PredecessorZaifangSuccessorZaidunBorn1816Died1861 aged 44 45 Beijing ChinaSpouseLady NaraLady FangNamesAisin Gioro Zaiyuan 愛新覺羅 載垣 HouseAisin GioroZaiyuanTraditional Chinese載垣Simplified Chinese载垣TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZǎiyuanWade GilesTsai yuanPrince YiTraditional Chinese怡親王Simplified Chinese怡亲王TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYi QinwangWade GilesI Chin wangLife EditZaiyuan was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as a descendant of Yinxiang 1686 1730 the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor He inherited his ancestors peerage Prince Yi of the First Rank in 1852 during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor r 1820 50 Zaiyuan took up important positions during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor r 1850 61 including a minister in the Imperial Clan Court and an imperial guard commander In 1860 during the Second Opium War Zaiyuan and Muyin 穆蔭 travelled to Tongzhou to replace Guiliang 桂良 in the peace negotiations with the British and French When the negotiations failed the Mongol general Sengge Rinchen captured the British diplomats Harry Smith Parkes and Henry Loch Thomas William Bowlby a journalist for The Times and their escorts The majority of the group except the two diplomats died from torture or disease the survivors were released later The Anglo French expeditionary force closed in on Beijing On 18 October in retaliation for the capture and deaths of the peace delegation the British and French destroyed the Old Summer Palace Yuanmingyuan Zaiyuan had already fled with the Xianfeng Emperor to the Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei Prince Gong who was ordered to remain behind to make peace with the invaders successfully concluded the Convention of Beijing with the British French and Russians Before the Xianfeng Emperor died in 1861 he appointed Zaiyuan Sushun Duanhua and five others as regents to assist his son who succeeded him as the Tongzhi Emperor r 1861 75 Later that year Prince Gong with support from the Empress Dowagers Ci an and Cixi launched the Xinyou Coup and seized power from the eight regents Zaiyuan was arrested imprisoned and given a piece of white silk cloth to commit suicide by hanging himself with the cloth After Zaiyuan s death the Prince Yi peerage was inherited by Zaidun 載敦 one of his distant relatives See also EditPrince Yi 怡 Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty Ranks of imperial consorts in China QingReferences EditZhao Erxun 1928 Draft History of Qing Qing Shi Gao Vol 220 China Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zaiyuan amp oldid 1074936768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
