Giyesu

Giyesu
Prince Kang of the First Rank
和碩康親王
Prince Kang of the First Rank
Tenure1659–1697
PredecessorCanggadai (as Prince Xun)
SuccessorChuntai
Born(1646-01-20)20 January 1646
Died1 April 1697(1697-04-01) (aged 51)
IssueBartu
Chuntai
Names
Giyesu (傑書)
Posthumous name
Prince Kangliang of the First Rank (康良親王)
HouseAisin Gioro
FatherHūse
Giyesu
Traditional Chinese傑書
Simplified Chinese杰书
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiéshū

Giyesu (Manchu: ᡤᡳᠶᡝᡧᡠ, Möllendorff: Giyešu, Abkai: Giyexu; 1645–1697), formally known as Prince Kang, was a Manchu prince and general of the Qing dynasty. Born into the imperial Aisin Gioro clan, he was a distant cousin of the Kangxi Emperor and is best known for leading Qing forces to suppress a rebellion by Geng Jingzhong in southwestern China between 1674 and 1675 and repel an invasion by Taiwan warlord Zheng Jing in 1676–1677.