Ajige

Ajige
Prince Ying of the First Rank
和碩英親王
Head of the House of Prince Ying peerage
Tenure1636–1651
Predecessorpeerage created
SuccessorCokto
Born(1605-08-28)28 August 1605
Died28 November 1651(1651-11-28) (aged 46)
ConsortsLady Sirin Gioro
Lady Borjigit
IssueHedu
Fulehe
Laoqin
Bo'erxun
Louqin
Mo'erxun
Tongsai
Huli
Ebai
Banjintai
Names
Aisin Gioro Ajige (愛新覺羅 阿濟格)
HouseAisin Gioro
FatherNurhaci
MotherEmpress Xiaoliewu
Ajige
Traditional Chinese阿濟格
Simplified Chinese阿济格
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀjìgé
Prince Ying
Traditional Chinese英親王
Simplified Chinese英亲王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīng Qīnwáng

Ajige (Manchu:ᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ, Mölendroff: ajige; 28 August 1605 – 28 November 1651) was a Manchu prince and military general of the early Qing dynasty. He was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 12th son of Nurhaci, the khan of the Later Jin dynasty (the precursor of the Qing dynasty).

Ajige was conferred the title "Prince Wuying of the Second Rank" (武英郡王) in 1636, before being promoted to "Prince Ying of the First Rank" in 1644. He was involved in the Manchu conquest of the Ming dynasty. After the death of Dorgon, Ajige attempted to seize the position of Prince-Regent (previously held by Dorgon), but was discovered and placed under arrest. He was forced to commit suicide by the Shunzhi Emperor in 1651.