1. Yuntang, born Yintang, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty.
10 Facts About Yuntang
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Yuntang was the ninth son of the Kangxi Emperor and an ally of his eighth brother Yunsi, who was the main rival to their fourth brother Yinzhen in the power struggle over the succession.
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Yuntang's mother was Consort Yi from the Gorolo clan.
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Yuntang was not one of the Kangxi Emperor's favourite sons, but nonetheless managed to gain substantial wealth and influence among his brothers.
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Yuntang reportedly pleaded with the emperor to send him to a Buddhist monastery and allow him to spend the rest of his life as a monk, but the emperor refused.
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Yuntang's sons were rehabilitated by the Qianlong Emperor, who had succeeded the Yongzheng Emperor in 1735.
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In 1778, Yuntang was posthumously restored to the imperial clan and had his name changed back from "Seshe" to "Yuntang".
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However Yuntang was neither rehabilitated nor had his title restored.
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Yuntang has been viewed as a pioneer in the romanisation of the Manchu language.
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Yuntang was known to have had ties with the Portuguese missionary Joannes Mourao.