Title of 奕䜣, a son of the Daoguang Emperor, who made peace with Britain and France in 1860 and led the 洋务运动 to adopt Western technology. His mansion, 恭王府, is a sight in Beijing.
Gōngqīnwáng shì wǎn Qīng zhòngyào de zhèngzhì rénwù.
Prince Gong was an important late-Qing political figure.
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usage
亲王 is the top rank of imperial prince and 恭 means 'respectful', so the title reads 'the Respectful Prince'. Conservatives mocked him as 鬼子六, 'Devil Six': 鬼子 for his dealings with foreigners, 六 for being the sixth son.
history
恭王府 was first the home of 和珅, the Qianlong emperor's notoriously corrupt favourite. After Heshen was forced to kill himself in 1799 it went to another prince, and only in 1850 to Prince Gong.
