When Nurhachi established the Houjin regime, he was assisted by many loyal ministers and good generals, and Nurhachi's descendants also worked hard together to make great contributions to the establishment of the Houjin. After the establishment of the regime, these royal clansmen who had made military achievements at the beginning of the founding of the country were given knighthoods. The titles of the Qing Dynasty clan are divided into twelve ranks, and the prince, county king, Beile, and Beizi who often appear in TV dramas are one of the ranks, and the most noble of them is the Iron Hat King.
Compared with other princes, the advantage of the Iron Hat King is the hereditary permanent title, they do not need to pass on the title of the next generation for each generation, the title of the next generation will be lowered by one level, no matter how many generations it is, unless they are taken away for sin, their title will never decrease. Their wealth is also richer than that of ordinary princes, and the royal palace they have received can be replaced. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, these privileges of the hereditary replacement system of the eight major clans were formally established in the Qianlong period, and it was precisely because of this characteristic that the people popularly called the eight iron hat kings, and they all made indelible contributions to the establishment of the Later Jin and the Qing Dynasty.
So who were the first characters of the eight iron hat kings in the early Qing Dynasty? Six of them were Prince Washuo and two were the King of Doragun. It should be noted that although the Iron Hat King enjoys the privilege of hereditary replacement, it is the title that is hereditary and not himself, and the Iron Hat King who inherits the title will still punish or even take away the title if he makes a mistake.
The first Prince Li was Dai Shan, the second son of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi, who was the head of the four major Baylors at that time and the first prince of the Qing Dynasty to be hereditarily replaced. Prince Heshuoli had a total of 10 generations and 12 people, and 2 people were taken the title.
The first Prince Zheng was the sixth son of Shuerheqi, the younger brother of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi, and he was also the only non-imperial direct descendant, who was once the regent of the same as Dolgon. Prince Zheng of Heshuo has a total of 17 people in 10 generations, and 5 people have been deprived of titles.
The first Prince Rui was Dolgon, the fourteenth son of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi, who served as regent when Emperor Shunzhi was young, and was made the "regent of the imperial father" by Emperor Shunzhi. Prince Rui has a total of 11 generations, except for those who are posthumously sealed, a total of 8 people are knights.
The first Prince Yu was the fifteenth son of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi, Duoduo, who was also the younger brother of Prince Rui Dolgon. Prince Yu has a total of 13 people in 9 generations, and 2 people were taken the title.
The first Prince Su was Haoge, the eldest son of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, who was once deprived of the title, and later Emperor Shunzhi restored the original title for his Zhaoxue and gave him the right to hereditary replacement. Prince Su is hereditary, with a total of 10 people in 9 generations.
The first Prince Zhuang was Shuosai, the fifth son of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, who was originally named Prince Chengze Yu, and after Shuosai's death, his son Xijue changed his name to Prince Zhuang. Prince Zhuang has a total of 11 people in 8 generations, and 2 people were taken the title.
The first king of Keqin County was the grandson of the Qing Taizu Nurhachi, the eldest son of the prince of Li, Yue Tuo, because of his arrogance and rudeness, his title was reduced to Beizi, and Huang Taiji also spared him from death twice. After dying of illness in the army, he was edicted as the king of Keqin County. The Keqin County King had a total of 17 people in the 13th generation, and 3 people were taken the title.
The first king of Shuncheng was the grandson of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi and the grandson of Prince Li Daishan, and his father was the third son of Daishan, Sahaxuan. There are 15 people in the 10th generation of the hereditary king, and 3 people were taken the title.