Ebilon

Overview

Ebilun was a minister of the Niohuru clan of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, the sixteenth son of Eidu, and his mother was a Heshuo Princess. Volume Five of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* records that after inheriting his father's hereditary title, he was dismissed, but was later granted a title again for his military achievements in Shandong and Huguang. He later concurrently inherited his brother Turge's dukedom, becoming a first-class duke.

The dukedom here refers to a hereditary title held by meritorious officials, while the regent minister was someone who assisted in handling state affairs during the young emperor's reign. Ebilun was appointed regent in the eighteenth year of the Shunzhi reign, jointly governing with Sony, Suksaha, and Oboi. Titles, court duties, and regent responsibilities should be separated; a first-class duke cannot be assumed to automatically possess regent power.

The *Draft History of the Qing Dynasty* records that he failed to restrain Oboi during his period of tyranny, and was punished in the eighth year of the Kangxi reign for his involvement in the case, losing his title but escaping death; later, he was allowed to serve as a palace guard with the rank of duke. He died in the twelfth year of the Kangxi reign and was posthumously honored as Kexi. Empress Xiaozhao was her daughter. The succession of her sons, such as Faka and Yinde, and the posthumous honors bestowed upon them should be explained separately, and it cannot be stated that she continued to hold the position. There are some minor differences in the dates of some ancestral temples between the two historical books, and the text does not force the filling in of unverified dates.