Prince Gong
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Prince Gong was a prominent Qing dynasty statesman and diplomat who led major reform and modernization efforts in 19th-century China, particularly in response to Western military and political pressure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Gong canonical | 7 |
| Aisin-Gioro Yixin | 1 |
| Prince Gong of the First Rank | 1 |
| 奕訢 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qing dynasty prince
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diplomat ⓘ regent of China ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-01-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beijing ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Prince Gong's tomb in Beijing region ⓘ |
| chineseName |
Prince Gong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
奕訢
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| clan |
Aisin Gioro
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surface form:
Aisin-Gioro clan
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| country |
Qing dynasty
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surface form:
Qing China
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| deathDate | 1898-05-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Beijing ⓘ |
| dynasty | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late Qing period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Manchu ⓘ |
| event |
Second Anglo-Chinese War
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surface form:
Second Opium War
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| familyName |
Aisin Gioro
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surface form:
Aisin-Gioro
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| father | Daoguang Emperor ⓘ |
| fullName |
Prince Gong
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surface form:
Aisin-Gioro Yixin
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| givenName | Yixin ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Prince of the Blood in charge of foreign affairs
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Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Regent of the Qing Empire
head of the Zongli Yamen ⓘ member of the Grand Council ⓘ |
| influenced | Qing foreign policy toward Western powers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating adoption of Western diplomatic practices
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advocating adoption of Western military technology ⓘ establishing the Zongli Yamen as a foreign affairs office ⓘ leading Qing foreign policy in the late 19th century ⓘ negotiating with Western powers after the Second Opium War ⓘ promoting the Self-Strengthening Movement ⓘ supporting modernization and reform in Qing China ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of early Qing attempts at modernization and reform ⓘ |
| mother | Imperial Noble Consort Jingmu ⓘ |
| nobleRank | qinwang (Prince of the First Rank) ⓘ |
| notableResidence |
Prince Gong Mansion
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surface form:
Prince Gong Mansion in Beijing
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| participatedIn |
Xinyou Coup
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surface form:
Xinyou Coup of 1861
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| policy |
creation of modern arsenals and shipyards
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establishment of modern schools for foreign languages ⓘ support for Self-Strengthening Movement reforms ⓘ |
| politicalAlly |
Empress Dowager Ci'an
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Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| religion | Manchu imperial ancestral rites ⓘ |
| resultOfEvent | helped Empress Dowagers seize power from the regents ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
chief negotiator for the Qing court in the Convention of Beijing
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key planner of the Xinyou Coup of 1861 ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Aisin Gioro
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surface form:
House of Aisin-Gioro
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| sibling | Xianfeng Emperor ⓘ |
| signedTreaty |
Convention of Peking
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surface form:
Convention of Beijing (1860)
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| title |
Prince Gong
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surface form:
Prince Gong of the First Rank
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aisin-Gioro Yixin
this entity surface form:
奕訢
this entity surface form:
Prince Gong of the First Rank