| Aisin Gioro-Qingzhen 愛新覺羅慶貞 | |
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| Ethnicity | Manchu |
| Place of birth | China - Manchuria - Beiyang |
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| Founder | Prince Qingzhen |
| Parent House | Aisin-Gioro |
| Current Head | Běijíxīng, King of Manchuria |
The House of Aisin Gioro-Qingzhen (Chinese: 愛新覺羅慶貞) known most commonly by just the House of Qingzhen (慶貞) is the main branch in China of the larger Manchu House of Aisin-Gioro. They are descended specifically from Zaizhen, or known by his regnal name and title, Prince Qingzhen (its namesake). They currently bear the titles King/Queen of Manchuria.
After the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor (Puyi), Prince Qingzhen temporarily fled to Shanghai. Although he stayed out of politics, and became a businessman, after the failure of South China a second time in the Chinese Civil War to oust the monarchist and Russian-supported North China, he became involved in the economy of the new Imperial Chinese state, and honored the crowning the new Hongxian dynasty as the ruling emperors and empresses of China. However, he still got to keep his ancestors' respective properties in Beijing, which is home to pretty-much all of China's royals.
As a result of Zaizhen's role in forcing the Xuantong Emperor to abdicate, the Zhanhou Emperor granted Prince Qingzhen's descendants the right to the title King/Queen of Manchuria when China's territorial administrations were re-organized to resemble that of the old German Empire.
They are today, among some of the wealthiest businessmen from Manchuria.
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