Yixin, better known in English as Prince Gong or Kung, was an imperial prince of the Aisin Gioro clan and an important statesman of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. He was a regent of the empire from 1861 to 1865 and wielded great influence at other times as well. He was one of the twelve iron cap princes of the Qing Dynasty.
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, 1863. Sir: I have examined carefully the evidence in relation to General Burgevine, most of which has been submitted…
Mr. Bruce to Prince Kung Peking, April 2, 1863. Sir: Some time since your imperial highness addressed me a despatch on the steps taken by Chinese authorities at Shanghai with…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, June 19, 1863. I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your Imperial Highness’s despatch of yesterday’s date, and to…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 143.] Mr. Bellonet to Prince Kung. Peking, August 20, 1865. The government of the Emperor has ordered me to announce to your imperial highness that he…
[Inclosure.] Mr. Low to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, December 23, 1871. In pursuance of the intimation contained in my unofficial note of the 29th ultimo, I…
[Inclosure 2.] Mr. Low to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, June 28, 1872. Sir: I have had the honor to receive from their excellencies the ministers of…
[Inclosure 1.] Mr. Low to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, January 10, 1873. Sir: In a late American newspaper there appears a circular issued by the board…
[Inclosure 4.] Mr. Low to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, February –, 1873. Sir: I have had the honor to receive from their excellencies, the ministers of…
[Inclosure 2.] Messrs. Vlangaly, de Rehfues, Low, Wade, and Geofroy, to Prince Kung. Peking, February 24, 1873. Sir: The undersigned, envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary of Russia, Germany, the United…
[Inclosure 3.—Translation.] Foreign ministers to Prince Kung. Peking, March 5, 1873. Sir: The undersigned, ministers for Russia, Germany, the United States, Great Britain, and France, have the honor to refer…
[Inclosure 3 in No. 276.] Mr. Low to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, July 5, 1873. Sir: Some months since my Government informed me that the government…
[Inclosure 2 in No 62.] Mr. Williams to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, September 30, 1874. To His Imperial Highness Prince Kung, &c.: Sir: I have the…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 23.] Mr. Avery to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, January 15, 1875. His Imperial Highness Prince Kung, &c., &c.: Sir: I have the…
[Inclosure 8 in No. 45.] The representatives of the five powers to Prince Kung. Peking, March 2, 1875. To His Imperial Highness Prince Kung, &c.: The English minister having communicated…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 73.] The Ministers to Prince Kung. Peking, April 3, 1875. To His Imperial Highness Prince Kung: The undersigned, envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary of Russia, the…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 79.] Mr. Avery to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, June 3, 1875. His Imperial Highness Prince Kung, &c., &c., &c. Sir: It is…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 95.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Peking, June 29, 1876. To His Imperial Highness Prince Kung: I have received your dispatch of to-day making mention of…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 237.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, April 2, 1877. Sir: Foreign merchants in China are continually exposed to grave inconvenience…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 25.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Peking, October 26, 1877. Sir: In the month of April last, the consul of the United States at Hankow applied…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 380.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Peking, December 3, 1877. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your imperial highness’s dispatch, informing me that a…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 411.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Peking, February 22, 1878. I have had the honor to receive your imperial highness’s letter, of January 31, transmitting to…
[Inclosure 3 in No. 25.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. May 16, 1878. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your imperial highness’s dispatch of the 15th ultimo, in…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 20.] Mr. Holcombe to Prince Kung. Peking, June 15, 1878. I have had the honor to receive your imperial highness’s dispatch of the 25th ultimo, addressed…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 22.] Mr. Holcombe to Prince Kung. June 24, 1878. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Imperial Highness’s dispatch of yesterday, covering copy…