Nicholas I Tsaytsenovich Николай I Цайценович | |
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Born | Puzhong |
Died | |
Monuments | Nicholas I Monument & Mausoleum |
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Ethnicity | Manchu |
Spouse(s) | Maria I |
Children | John I Nikolayevich Svetlana I Nikolayevna Paul I Nikolayevich |
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Aisin Gioro Socoro-Hala Nikaalai (Russian: Николай I Цайценович Сочороев, Nikolai I Tsaytsenovich Sochoroyev; Manchu: Аисин Гиоро Соцоро-Hала Никаалаи; born May 11, 1898 died November 1, 1967), also known by his original Chinese regnal name Prince Puzhong (Chinese: 浦中), known by his Russian regnal name Nicholas I Tsaytsenovich, Prince of Manchuria and posthumously and posthumously as the Dongzheng Emperor (Chinese: 東鄉皇帝) and Emperor Nicholas I of the Qing Dynasty was a Manchu prince, who was the Crown Prince of all Manchuria from 1950 to 1975, and the founder of the House of Nikolayev (or Aisin Gioro Nikaala-Hala), one of the Russian off-shoots of the Aisin Gioro, though the Nikaala-Hala has long-existed and long-established as a Manchu princely house before Russian occupation of Manchuria.
Born of the noble Aisin Gioro dynasty, Nicholas I was born during the late parts of the Qing Dynasty. Because of Puyi's execution for serving the Manchukuo and the death of Prince Zaizhen, as well as the inability to find any credible moldable Aisin Gioro figures, the Russians found Prince Puzhong was the next Head of the Aisin Gioro.
As the previous Qing emperors had a tradition of choosing future emperors in the absence of an heir, Tsar Vladimir the Tumultuous symbolically carried on this tradition by researching into some of the nobles of the Aisin Gioro, and ordered Russian expeditionary forces to find a "Puzhong", who was the eldest son of Prince Zaizhen, who chose not to get involved in politics. Other Aisin Gioros, such as Prince Jin Youzhi also went to Russia, not being able to resist, and he was baptized as Vladimir I Tsayfenovich, using his original Manchu name as his surname. However, he ended up rebelling against the Russians, failing miserably. His son, Jin Yuzhong, was later taken by the Russians instead.
The Tsar asked Puzhong if he wanted to restore power to the Qing lineage, to which Puzhong answered yes, he departed Shanghai in 1946. Puzhong was baptized into the Russian Orthodox, and was given the name Nikolay Puzhong.
As a Governor-General and Crown Prince under the service of the Tsar, he was simply known by Nicholas of Manchuria, as the time-period of much of the post-Manchukuo era saw the Russification and Christianization of the Manchu people. It isn't until Eduard I, his second grandson, began to restore pre-Russification Manchu traditions. In Imperial Chinese tradition, Eduard I gave him the title "Dongzheng Emperor", literally meaning "Eastern Orthodox Emperor", because of his conversion to Orthodox Christianity.
Marriage[]
Prince Nicholas I married a Manchu noblewoman, Princess Yi, who was baptized with the name Maria. They gave birth to Georgy, Svetlana and Pavel. His eldest son, Prince George I Nikolaevich Nikolaev became one of the most prominent Russian nobles from the Aisin Gioro, during his son's rule as the Crown Prince of Manchuria, the Manchu language and culture experienced a Golden Age, although in a much more Russified form.
His descendants were known by the Russian name Nikolayev (Николаев), rather than Puzhong (浦中).