Runqi

Gobulo Runqi (Chinese: 郭布羅润麒; July 8, 1912 – June 6, 2007[1]) was a member by right of birth of the Gobulo clan, part of the prestigious Plain White Banner group of the Qing dynasty and brother of Wanrong, the last empress consort of China.

Gobulo Runqi
Runqi pictured with Wanrong at the Garden of Serenity (c. 1929-1931)
BornGobulo Runqi (郭布羅润麒)
(1912-07-08)July 8, 1912
China
DiedJune 6, 2007(2007-06-06) (aged 94)
China
SpouseJin Yunying
HouseGobulo (by birth)

He served under the Japanese puppet Manchukuo regime in the 1940s until its collapse, and in later life, ran an acupuncture centre from his home in Beijing.[2][3][4]

Biography

Runqi came from the Gobulo clan, a family closely linked to the imperial House of Aisin-Gioro.

He was born in Beijing on July 8, 1912, shortly after the fall of the Qing dynasty following the Xinhai Revolution.

In 1922, after the marriage of his sister to Puyi, the last emperor of China, he began spending time in the Forbidden City.[5][6] Runqi recalled his sister, Wanrong, crying with her mother on the day she entered the Forbidden City.[7]

Runqi as a child in the Forbidden City

In 1932, he married Jin Yunying, the third younger sister of Pu Yi and they had three children: Zongyan (宗 弇), Zongguang (宗 光) and Manruo (曼 若). After his marriage, Pu Yi sent him to Japan for military studies, accompanied by his wife.[5] Runqi served in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945, Runqi was captured by the Soviet army, later being tried before a war criminals court in China. He was released at the age of 45 in 1957, and worked in agricultural before being employed at the Institute of Legal Research in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[8][4]

In the early 2000s, he ran an acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine centre from his home.[4]

In 2005, at the age of 93, Runqi, angered and upset at how the media were portraying his late sister, sued, saying "As long as I live, I will not allow irresponsible fabrications and even personal insults about Wanrong's life story! Insulting!"[9]

On October 23, 2006, a ritual burial next to the Western Qing Tombs for his half-sister Wanrong was performed at his request.[10]

He died on June 6, 2007, at the age of 94 in Beijing, China.[1]

See also

References
  1. "末代国舅润麒病逝 "润麒传"业已杀青 The last national uncle Runqi passed away". Sina.
  2. Wang Qingxiang. The Last Emperor and His Five Wives. p. 12.
  3. "Life After The Last Emperor 1988" (PDF). lijiazhang archive of South China Morning Post 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  4. "The Odyssey of a Chinese Imperial Favorite". The New York Times. 2000.
  5. "郭布罗·润麒：婉容不许我." Sina.
  6. Behr 1987. The Last Emperor of China. p. 115.
  7. "郭布罗·润麒：婉容不许我.._新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. "「末代国舅」郭布罗·润麒的传奇人生". Sohu.
  9. "末代皇后婉容命绝鸦片，每天在伪皇宫吸85支烟".
  10. "末代皇后婉容衣冠冢入葬清西陵". Sina.
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