The 1st Prince Gong (simplified Chinese: 恭亲王; traditional Chinese: 恭親王; pinyin: Gōng Qīnwáng; Wade-Giles: Prince Kung) (11 January 1833-29 May 1898), commonly known in his days as the Sixth Prince (六王爺), was born Yixin (simplified Chinese: 奕欣; traditional Chinese: 奕訢; pinyin: Yìxīn; Wade-Giles: I-hsin, Manchu: Isin), of the Aisin-Gioro clan (the Manchu imperial clan of the ruling Qing Dynasty). He was in charge of governing China in the 1860s and 1870s. He is remembered for being an advocate of maintaining strong ties with Westerners and his attempts to modernise China.[verification needed]He was popularly nicknamed "devil number six" (Chinese: 鬼子六) in Chinese, in reference to his frequent contacts with Westerners (the "foreign devils").[verification needed] He was posthumously granted the character of Zhong (忠 - meaning "loyal") so his official title became Loyal Prince Gong (simplified Chinese: 恭忠亲王; traditional Chinese: 恭忠親王; pinyin: Gōng Zhōng Qīnwáng).
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