Template:Infobox nobilityThe House of Aisin-Gioro (Russian: Аисин Гиоро, Manchu: Аiсiн Гiоро) is a Manchu clan and knyaz family in the Russian Empire, that currently rules Manchuria - their own native homeland. However, they are most-known for their prominence as an Imperial Chinese dynasty, having also ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as chiefs of the Jianzhou Jurchens, one of the three major Jurchen tribes at this time. Qing bannermen passed through the gates of the Great Wall in 1644, conquered the short-lived Shun dynasty and the Southern Ming dynasty, and gained total control of China proper. The Qing dynasty later expanded into other adjacent regions, including Xinjiang, Tibet, Outer Mongolia, and Taiwan. The dynasty reached its zenith under the Qianlong Emperor, who reigned from 1735 to 1796. This reign was followed by a century of gradual decline.
The house lost power in 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution. Puyi, the last Aisin-Gioro emperor, nominally maintained his imperial title in the Forbidden City until the Articles of Favourable Treatment were revoked by Feng Yuxiang in 1924. The Qing was China's last orthodox imperial dynasty.
Their prominence came back after World War II. After the Manchuria Offensive, in which Russia defeated Manchukuo, essentially captured most of Manchuria, Tsar Vladimir the Tumultuous became ultra-infatuated with the native Asiatic and Manchu noble system, and decided to integrate them into the Russian knyaz and gertsog families, using the Manchu Banner system.. Although the Tsar had the intention of letting them become a Buddhist knyaz family within Russia, Orthodox missionaries wanted to convert them to Christianity, something even Vladimir heavily opposed. As a result, he pulled all government fundings from any conversion programs. Missionaries converted the highest-ranking to Orthodox Christianity. As a result, most Aisin Gioro today, as well as the majority of Manchus, are Russian Orthodox.
Their Second Golden Age came during the Cold War, where the Manchu language was successfully revived, the first Manchu-language Bible was published and a large number of Manchu artists, poets, inventors and engineers became nationally significant across the Russian Empire. They are currently some of the wealthiest people in Asia, in total, the Aisin Gioros have a combined net worth of over ₽345.5 billion ($345.5 billion OTL USD). Every issue of Forbes: Russia has featured many Manchu prince and dukes.