1. Zaizhen, courtesy name Yuzhou, was a Manchu prince and politician of the late Qing dynasty.
15 Facts About Zaizhen
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Zaizhen was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the eldest son of Yikuang during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor.
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Zaizhen's family was from the Bordered Blue Banner of the Eight Banners.
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In 1894, Zaizhen was awarded the title of a second class zhenguo jiangjun.
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In 1902, Zaizhen represented the Qing Empire on a diplomatic trip to Great Britain to witness the coronation of King Edward VII.
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Zaizhen concurrently held the following appointments: dutong of the Bordered Blue Banner; yuqian dachen ; zong zuzhang of the Plain White Banner; head of the Firearms Battalion.
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Zaizhen's portrait appears on notes issued by The Sin Chun Bank in 1907.
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Zaizhen had an affair with Yang Cuixi, a courtesan and drama actress presented to him by Duan Zhigui.
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In 1911, Zaizhen was appointed as a guwen dachen in the Bideyuan.
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In 1911 Zaizhen visited Britain to attend the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary.
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Zaizhen fled to Shanghai when the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Qing dynasty, broke out in October 1911.
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In 1917, after Yikuang's death, Zaizhen inherited his father's princely title, "Prince Qing of the First Rank".
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Zaizhen was granted permission to do so by Li Yuanhong, the President of the Republic of China.
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In 1924, after Puyi, the Last Emperor who had abdicated in 1912, was forced out of the Forbidden City by the Beiyang Government, Zaizhen feared that he would be implicated so he fled to Shanghai and took shelter in the British concession there.
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Zaizhen's tombstone reads: Zaizhen, Prince Qingzhen of the First Rank.