| Prince Duanzhong of the First Rank | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 和碩端重親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 和硕端重亲王 | ||||||||
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Prince Duanzhong of the First Rank, or simply Prince Duanzhong, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Duanzhong peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive bearer of the title would normally start off with a title downgraded by one rank vis-à-vis that held by his predecessor. However, the title would generally not be downgraded to any lower than a feng'en fuguo gong except under special circumstances.
The first bearer of the title was Bolo (1613–1652), the third son of Abatai and a grandson of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. In 1649, Bolo was granted the title "Prince Duanzhong of the First Rank" by the Shunzhi Emperor. However, after his death, in 1659, he was posthumously stripped of his title. The peerage was passed down over only two generations and was held by only Bolo and his eighth son, Qikexin.