In Qing Palace dramas, we often see the name Beile Ye . They have great power and high social status. Even some civil and military officials have to give great gifts when they see them. So how big is Beile of the Qing Dynasty ? Who is more powerful than the first-rank official? What privileges do they have?
Qing Dynasty Beilemen
Like the prince, Beile was not a specific official position in the Qing Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, Beile refers to royal relatives and nobles. Qing Taizu Nurhaci had enthroned the four major Beile, namely the Great Beile Daishan, the Second Beile Amin , the Three Beile Mongurtai, and the Four Beile Huang Taiji . They followed Nurhaci to fight everywhere since childhood, and also established great military achievements, and once allowed them to take charge of the country's politics. By the first year of Chongde , Huang Taiji established the title of royal family, and since then the title of Beile has been designated as the third level of royal family.
Qing Dynasty princes and belles
During the Qing Dynasty, the titles were divided into royal family titles and different surname titles, among which the titles of royal family titles were divided into twelve levels, the first level prince; the second level prince; the third level belle; the fourth level Beizi ; the fifth level Fengen Zhenguo Duke; the sixth level: Auxiliary Duke ; the seventh level Duke ; the eighth level: the eighth level auxiliary Duke; the ninth level general; the tenth level auxiliary general; the eleventh level Fengen General; the twelfth level Fengen General. Among them, the first generation of the Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions, Rongguo Duke and Ningguo Duke do not belong to the royal title, but the highest level among the titles of different surnames.
Qing Dynasty royal relatives
Beile is in the third level of royal titles. Although it feels not high, because the Qing Dynasty royal titles are all hereditary system, the initial titles of Beile are mostly princes, and their fathers or grandchildren are mostly emperors. As the titles are enthroned one after another, they are generally the prince's son inherited the titles , and the prince's son inherited the titles Beile. Therefore, only if the roots and the bloodline are strong and the bloodline is extremely pure can you obtain Baylor's identity. Moreover, his political future is extremely bright and he is a powerful candidate for the throne and prince.
Qing Dynasty royal relatives
In film and television dramas, we often see patterns on the chests of Qing Dynasty officials, and different patterns represent different identity symbols. Among them, Qing Dynasty civil servants first-rank tongzi are mostly cranes, and military officers first-rank tungzi is a unicorn, and the chest patterns are all square. The royal relatives of the Qing Dynasty were round, which was a symbol of noble status. Among them, the prince's tutor is a colorful embroidered five-clawed golden dragon; the prince's tutor is a colorful embroidered five-clawed dragon; the Beile's tutor is a colorful embroidered four-clawed python. The nuances in the patch also reflect the difference in identity and status.
County King Color Embroidered Five-Clawed Dragon
So Beile is not the name of an official, but the rank of a higher title. The title was a symbol of identity, money and status in the Qing Dynasty, which was incomparable to most officials. Therefore, even first-rank officials should bow to show respect when they see Beile. At the same time, some princes, princes and belles will also serve in the court. But subordinates never call them by their official positions, but instead call them the titles of Prince, Beile and others to show their respect for titles.
