Prince Dun

Prince Dun of the First Rank
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese和碩惇親王
Simplified Chinese和硕惇亲王
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᠵᡳᠩᠵᡳ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
Romanizationhošoi jingji cin wang

Prince Dun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Dun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Dun peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive bearer of the title would normally start off with a title downgraded by one rank vis-à-vis that held by his predecessor. However, the title would generally not be downgraded to any lower than a feng'en fuguo gong except under special circumstances.

The first bearer of the title was Miankai (綿愷; 1795–1838), the Jiaqing Emperor's third son, who was made "Prince Dun of the First Rank" in 1821. The title was passed down over four generations and held by five persons.


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