Sengge Rinchen

Sengge Rinchen
Jasagh & Prince Bodlogotoi of the Horqin Left Rear Banner
(Prince of First Rank)
Reign1825–1854
Predecessorlifted from Prince of Second Rank
SuccessorBuyannemekü
Jasagh & Prince of the Horqin Left Rear Banner
(Prince of Second Rank)
Reign1854–1865
PredecessorSodnamdorji
Successorlifted to Prince of First Rank
Born(1811-07-24)24 July 1811
Horqin Left Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia, Qing China
Died18 May 1865(1865-05-18) (aged 53)
Heze, Shandong, Qing China
Burial1865
Gongzhuling Village, Sijiazi District, Faku County, Liaoning Province, China
Chinese name
Chinese僧格林沁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSēnggélínqìn
Wade–GilesSeng-ko-lin-ch'in
Mongolian name
Mongolian scriptᠰᠡᠩᠭᠡᠷᠢᠨᠴᠢᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCSengerinchen
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠰᡝᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳᠨᠴᡳᠨ
Romanizationsenggerincin

Sengge Rinchen (1811 – 18 May 1865) or Senggelinqin (Mongolian: Сэнгэринчен) was a Mongol nobleman and general who served under the Qing dynasty during the reigns of the Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi emperors. He is best known for his role at the Battle of Taku Forts and at the Battle of Baliqiao during the Second Opium War and his contributions in helping the Qing Empire suppress the Taiping and Nian rebellions.