Why Was She Born into a Royal Family: The Real Lives of Qing Dynasty Princesses

Author: Li Jingping, Kang Guochang
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The daughter of Hong Taiji married Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong, demonstrating the Qing government's reliance on Han defectors. However, for the princess, it ultimately meant losing her husband and son, leading to a lonely old age. The daughter of Qianlong, Guren Hohao Princess, married Fengshenyinde, the son of Heshang, though the marriage had no political motive. However, due to the personality differences between the couple, she only experienced loneliness and isolation. Later, she even became a victim of the conflict between Jiaqing and Heshang. Rongshou Guren Princess was originally the daughter of Prince Gong Yixu, but became the foster daughter of Xianfeng, eventually becoming the last princess of the Qing Dynasty. Based on historical records such as the Qing Annals, Qing archives, and notes by Qing scholars, this book focuses on princesses as a special female class. While describing the joys and sorrows, ups and downs of the lives of twelve Qing princesses, it also reveals the historical inevitability of the rise and fall of China's last feudal dynasty.