Reign 1636 - 1648 Mother Lady Ulanara Cousins Dorbo, Donggo Father Hong Taiji Parents Hong Taiji Name Hooge Hooge | House House of Aisin-Gioro Died 1648 Successor Fushou Role Prince | |
Issue Qizheng'e
Gutai
Wohena
Fushou
Meng'e
Xingbao
Shushu Spouse Lady Borjigit (m. 1636), Lady Sirin-Gioro Children Meng'e, Fushou, Wohena, Qizheng'e, Xingbao Similar People Hong Taiji, Dorgon, Shunzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Harjol | ||
Hooge (Manchu: ; 1609–1648), formally known as Prince Su, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was the eldest son of Huangtaiji, the second ruler of the Qing dynasty.
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Life
Hooge was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the eldest son of Huangtaiji, the second ruler of the Qing dynasty. His mother was Lady Ulanara, one of Huangtaiji's consorts.
Hooge participated in military campaigns against the Mongols, Koreans and the Ming dynasty. After Huangtaiji's death in 1643, Hooge and his uncle Dorgon fought over the succession to the throne. The situation was to Hooge's advantage because three of the Eight Banners previously under Huangtaiji's control had been passed on to him. On the other hand, Dorgon had the support of his brothers and two White Banners. This meant that the remaining two Red Banners controlled by Daišan and his son, as well as the Bordered Blue Banner under Chiurhala, were crucial to ensuring that Hooge could win the succession. After much dispute, Daišan started favouring Hooge, who ostensibly refused to take the throne. Hooge was actually waiting for others to urge him to take the throne, so that he could sit on it without projecting a power-hungry image of himself. Unfortunately for Hooge, Dorgon and his brothers gave way, so the conflict continued without a solution. The power struggle concluded with a compromise in order to avoid internal strife. Dorgon nominated Fulin, another son of Huangtaiji born to Consort Zhuang, to be the new ruler, so Fulin ascended to the throne as the Shunzhi Emperor.
Even after the Shunzhi Emperor came to power, there was still much friction between Hooge and Dorgon. According to popular belief, Hooge had conceived a scheme to seize the throne from the Shunzhi Emperor, but he leaked out his plan to Dorgon's brother Dodo, who informed Dorgon about it. Dorgon then used this as an excuse to have Hooge arrested and thrown into prison. However historical records state that Hooge was imprisoned after the Qing government launched military campaigns against remnant rebel forces in western China, and he died during his incarceration. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1650, two years after his death.
Family
A notable descendant of Hooge was Xianyu (顯玗; 1907–1948), the daughter of Shanqi (善耆; 1866–1922). She is better known as Yoshiko Kawashima.