Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi

Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi

Zaiyuan ( _zh. 載垣), 6th Prince Yi (died 1861), of the Manchu imperial Aisin-Gioro clan. He became one of eight regents after the death of Xianfeng Emperor, along with Sushun and Duanhua and against Empress Dowager Cixi during a power struggle and at the end was ordered to commit suicide.

He was the fifth-generation descendant of Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor.


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