Yintang (17 October 1683 – 22 September 1726) was the ninth son of the Kangxi Emperor

Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor ; Manchu: elhe taifin hūwangdi ; Mongolian: Энх-Амгалан хаан, 4 May 1654 –20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722.Kangxi's...

. He was one of the most beloved princes of the emperor although he never held any important office during the reign of his father. During the struggle between the sons of Kangxi for succession, Yintang supported his eighth brother Yinsi and, when Yinsi fell from the emperor's grace, turned to support his fourteenth brother Yinti to be the heir apparent. After the ascension of the Yongzheng Emperor

Yongzheng Emperor

The Yongzheng Emperor , born Yinzhen , was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the third Qing emperor from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng used military...

, Yintang's fourth brother, Yintang was imprisoned and given the name Sesihei (塞思黑), meaning "dog". Both Yintang and Yinsi were expelled from the Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in...

 clan and died in prison after only a few months' imprisonment.

Personal information

• Father
  • Kangxi Emperor
    Kangxi Emperor
    The Kangxi Emperor ; Manchu: elhe taifin hūwangdi ; Mongolian: Энх-Амгалан хаан, 4 May 1654 –20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722.Kangxi's...
    
    
• Mother
  • Consort Yi (宜妃) (died 1733), daughter of Zuoling Gorolo Sanguanbao (佐領 郭絡羅 三官保)
• Wife
  • Lady Dong'e (棟鄂氏), daughter of Qishi (七十)
• Concubine
  • Lady Liu (劉氏), daughter of Liu Da (劉大)
  • Lady Lang (郎氏), daughter of Lang Yuan (郎圖)
  • Lady Zhou (周氏), daughter of Zhou Da (周大)
  • Lady Zhu (朱氏), daughter of Zhu Da (朱大)
  • Lady Tong (佟氏), daughter of Tong Da (佟大)
  • Lady Joogiya (兆佳氏), daughter of Manaha (瑪納哈)
  • Lady Wanyan (完顏氏), daughter of Wangda (王達)
  • Lady Chen (陳氏), daughter of Chen Da (陳大)

Sons

Number	Name	Born	Died	Mother	Wife	Concubine	Issue	Notes
1	Hongzheng 弘政	12 December 1706	26 December 1787	Lady Liu	Lady Nala 納喇氏 (daughter of Shangshu Sheng'an (尚書 盛安))	Lady Yang 楊氏 (daughter of Yang Da (楊大)	Eldest son: Shuosui (碩綏) Second son	Held the rank of Minister (散秩大臣)
2	Hongzhang 弘蟑	29 March 1709	4 July 1756	Lady Liu	Lady Gorolo 郭絡羅氏 (daughter of Genteyi (根特宜))	none	Son: Shitai (世泰)
3	Hongxiang 弘相	20 February 1710	21 April 1739	Lady Joogiya	-	Lady Zhang 張氏 (daughter of Zhang Da (張大))	unnamed son
4	Hongkuang 弘曠	15 December 1711	20 February 1737	Lady Lang	none	none	none
5	Hongding 弘鼎	19 December 1711	28 November 1782	Lady Wanyan	Lady Balin Nemu 巴林訥穆氏 (daughter of Chahar Zongguan Butan (察哈爾總管布坦)) Lady Joogiya 兆佳氏 (daughter of Qiweitanggutu (騎尉唐古圖))	Lady Liu 劉氏 (daughter of Balang (巴朗))	Eldest son: Jixing (吉興) 2nd son: Yanrui (延瑞) 3rd son: Yanheng (延恆) 4th son: Yingfu (穎福) 5th son: Gengfu (庚福) 6th son: Yongde (永德) 7th son: Yonghui, Imperial Guard Imperial Guards Brigade The Imperial Guards Brigade of Manchu Bannermen were a select detachment of cavalry officers responsible for guarding the Forbidden City in Beijing, especially the Emperor of China and his family, during the Qing Dynasty.-See also:...  of the Second Rank (二等侍衛永輝)	Held the rank of Imperial Guard of the Third Rank (三等侍衛)
6	Dongxi 棟喜	24 July 1719	19 January 1791	Lady Zhu	Lady Penggiya 彭佳氏	none	Eldest son: Zongyu (宗餘) 2nd son: Fucuntai (福存泰) 3rd son: Fubaotai (福保泰) 4th son: Fuyouzhu (福佑住) 5th son: Fuchen (福琛)
7	Sibao 四保	22 October 1719	12 April 1771	Lady Zhou	Lady Jin 金氏 (daughter of Chengzhu (誠住))	none	Eldest son: Guoxing A (國星阿) 2nd son: Zhurhang A (祝爾杭阿)	Former Imperial Guard Imperial Guards Brigade The Imperial Guards Brigade of Manchu Bannermen were a select detachment of cavalry officers responsible for guarding the Forbidden City in Beijing, especially the Emperor of China and his family, during the Qing Dynasty.-See also:...  (已革侍衛)

Ancestry