The princedom of Qin has 20 cadet branches, four of these cadet princedoms' designation are unknown, and nine of these principalities had merged after the title holders succeeded the main line's princedom. The princedom that has merged included: • Prince of
Weinan Comm. (渭南王), held by
Zhu Zhijun, the 4th Prince of Qin, from 1403 to 1424 • Prince of
Fuping Comm. (富平王), held by
Zhu Zhiqie, the 5th Prince of Qin, from 1422 to 1428 • Prince of
Lintong Comm. (
see below), held by three princes until the third holder,
Zhu Bingshuang, succeeded as
the 8th Prince of Qin • Prince of
Zhen'an Comm. (鎮安王), held
Zhu Chengyong, the 7th Prince of Qin, from 1468 to 1488 • Prince of Longde (隆德王), held by
Zhu Jingrong, the 11th Prince of Qin, from 1550 to 1569 • Prince of
Ziyang (紫陽王), held by
Zhu Yihuan, the 13th Prince of Qin, from 1586 to 1587 •
Designation unknown, held by
Zhu Cunji, the 14th Prince of Qin, from some year during
Tianqi Emperor's reign to 1629, before he was made the heir of the principality of Qin •
Designation unknown, held by
Zhu Cunji, the 15th Prince of Qin, from some year during
Tianqi Emperor's reign to 1641 While there were another two princedoms with unknown designation, both of them made from some year during
Tianqi Emperor's reign persons who held them were: • Zhu Cunbi (朱存楅), younger son of Zhu Yihuan, the 13th Prince of Qin • Zhu Cunyi (朱存檥), younger son of Zhu Yihuan, the 13th Prince of Qin
Princedom of Yongxing Comm. Prince of Yongxing Commandery (永興郡王) was created in 1403 for Zhu Shanglie, the second son of Zhu Shuang, 1st Prince of Qin. The title was abolished in 1573 by the Ming court and headed by the senior-most members. The princedom was located at Gongchang (),
Shaanxi. •
Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin •
Zhu Shanglie (; 29 Sep 1384 – 22 Feb 1418) (
1st), second son of
Zhu Shuang,
Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Yongxing Comm. in 1403 and died in 1418. His full posthumous was
Prince Yijian of Yongxing (永興懿簡王). •
Zhu Zhibao (; 1407 - 1454) (
2nd), Zhu Shanglie's eldest son, he succeeded the princedom from 1423 and died in 1454. His full posthumous name was
Prince Gongxian of Yongxing (永興恭憲王) •
Zhu Gongshi (; 1428 - 1488) (
3rd), Zhu Zhibao's eldest son, he succeeded the princedom from 1455 and died in 1488. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhaoxi of Yongxing (永興昭僖王) •
Zhu Chenglan (; 1455 - 1507) (
4th), he succeeded the princedom from 1492 and died in 1507. As both of his two sons died before him, he was succeeded by Zhu Bingju, his first cousin once removed. His full posthumous name was
Prince Ronghui of Yongxing (永興榮惠王) • Zhu Bingrou (), was made a bulwark general, he died before his father. • Zhu Gongran (), Zhu Zhibao's second son, was made a defender general. • Zhu Chengyi (, was made a bulwark general. •
Zhu Bingju (; d.1533) (
5th), he initially was made a supporter general. He succeeded the princedom from 1512 from his father's cousin, Zhu Chenglan but his succession was considered counterfeit after his death. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhuangding of Yongxing (永興莊定王) •
Zhu Weisui (; d.1573) (
6th), Zhu Bingju's eldest son, he succeeded the princedom from 1540 but his succession through his father was considered counterfeit. Having self-confessed his succession illegal, he was permitted to hold his princely title until his death. After the princedom was abolished, his son Zhu Huaitian was appointed to head the clan. His full posthumous name was
Prince Gongding of Yongxing (永興恭定王) • Zhu Huaitian (), was made a bulwark lieutenant. He headed the clan in 1575 after his father's death. •
Succession of headship unknown Princedom of Bao'an Comm. '''Prince of Bao'an Commandery''' (保安郡王) was created in 1403, for Zhu Shangyu, third son of Zhu Shuang, the 1st Prince of Qin. The title was abolished in 1554 by the Ming court. The princedom was initially located in Lintao (臨洮), Shaanxi, then changed to
Xi'an. •
Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin •
Zhu Shangyu (; 20 Nov 1385 - 25 Feb 1410) (
1st), third son of
Zhu Shuang,
Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Bao'an on 10 March 1403. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Huaixi of Bao'an''' (保安懷僖王) •
Zhu Zhidong (; 1410 - 11 May 1436;
2nd), he succeeded the princedom from 1422 until his death in 1436. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Daoshun of Bao'an
(保安悼順王''') •
Zhu Gonglian (; 19 Apr 1435 – 10 Mar 1475) (
3rd), Zhu Zhidong's second son. He succeeded the princedom from 1447 until his death in 1475. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Zhuangjian of Bao'an''' (保安莊簡王) •
Zhu Chenghuang (; 1462 - 21 Jul 1496) (
4th), Zhu Gonglian's third son. He succeeded the princedom from 1478 until his death in 1496. His was succeeded by his seventh brother, Zhu Chengdu, as his only son died before him. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Rongmu of Bao'an''' (保安榮穆王) • Zhu Bingyi (), died before his father. •
Zhu Chenglu (; 1466 - 10 Jul 1502) (
5th), Zhu Gonglian's seventh son. He initially was made a defender general. He then succeeded the princedom after his childless brother from 20 December 1498, until his death in 1501. He was succeeded by his ninth brother, Zhu Chengjiao, as his only son died before him. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Zhaohe of Bao'an''' (保安昭和王) • Zhu Bingxi (朱秉桸), died before his father when his father was still a defender general •
Zhu Chengjiao (朱誠漖; 1467 - 6 Jun 1519) (
6th), Zhu Gonglian's ninth son. He initially was made a defender general. He succeeded the princedom from 1507 until his death in 1519. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Jinghe of Bao'an''' (保安靖和王) •
Zhu Bingzhan (朱秉棧; 1493 - 11 Jul 1554) (
7th), Zhu Chengjiao's second son. He initially was made a defender general. He succeeded the princedom from 11 Jul 1527 until his death 1544, after requested the court in 1526. As his succession was originally not approved from the first request, his son could not succeed in the princedom and the title was abolished. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Gongyi of Bao'an''' (保安恭懿王) • Zhu Weijian (朱惟煡), Zhu Bingzhan's eldest son. He was made a supporter general and was appointed the head of the clan after the title abolishment.
Princedom of Xingping Comm. Prince of Xingping Commandery (興平郡王) was created in 1402, for Zhu Shangzhou, fourth son of Zhu Shuang, the 1st Prince of Qin. The princedom extinct in 1476 after the last prince died childlessly. •
Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin •
Zhu Shangzhou (); 19 Oct 1389 - 15 May 1449) (
1st), fourth son of
Zhu Shuang,
Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Xingping on 30 September 1402. His full posthumous name was
Prince Gongjing of Xingping (
興平恭靖王). His consort was a granddaughter of
Tang He. •
Zhu Zhinie (; 1427 - 8 Sep 1457) (
2nd), Zhu Shangzhou's second son. He succeeded the princedom from 1451 until his death in 1457. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhuanghui of Xingping (興平莊惠王) •
Zhu Gongshuo (; 1442 - 1476) (
3rd), Zhu Zhinie's second son. He succeeded the princedom on 14 June 1458, until his death in 1476. As he had not any children, the princedom was extinct after his death. His full posthumous name was
Prince Anxi of Xingping (興平安僖王)
Princedom of Yongshou Comm. Prince of Yongshou Commandery (永壽郡王) was created in 1402, for Zhu Shanghong, fifth son of Zhu Shuang, the 1st Prince of Qin. The princedom was extinct in 1656, during the reign of
Yongli Emperor of
Southern Ming. •
Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin •
Zhu Shanghong (; 17 Apr 1390 - 19 Sep 1420) (
1st), fifth son of
Zhu Shuang,
Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin. He was made
Prince of Yongshou in 1402 until his death in 1420. His full posthumous name was
Prince Huaijian of Yongshou (永壽懷簡王) •
Zhu Zhizhi (; 1404 - 29 Jun 1470) (
2nd), Zhu Shanghong's eldest son. He succeeded the princedom from 1431 to 1470. His full posthumous name was
Prince Anhui of Yongshou (永壽安惠王) •
Zhu Gongchan (; 3 Dec 1438 - 26 Feb 1473) (
3rd), Zhu Zhizhi's eldest son. He succeeded the princedom from 1472 to 1473. His full posthumous name was
Prince Kangding of Yongshou (永壽康定王) •
Zhu Chenglin (; 1462 - 23 Dec 1495) (
4th). He initially was made a defender general, as his mother was not the primary consort of his father. He succeeded the princedom from 1476 to 1495. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhuangxi of Yongshou (永壽莊僖王) •
Zhu Bingdang (; 1477 - 1538) (
5th), eldest son of Zhu Chenglin. He initially was made a defender general, as his mother was not the primary consort of his father. He succeeded the princedom from 1497 to 1538. His full posthumous name was
Prince Gonghe of Yongshou (永壽恭和王) • Zhu Weiyao (朱惟燿; d.1528), eldest son of Zhu Bingdang. He was made a defender general and died before his father. He was posthumous as a Prince of Yongshou under the posthumous title "Prince Huaishun of Yongshou" (永壽懷順王) after his only son succeeded the princedom •
Zhu Huaishan (; d.1550) (
6th), he succeeded the princedom from 1549 to 1550 after his grandfather's death. His succession was in conflict with his uncle, Zhu Weiyi, as Zhu Weiyi's mother was later made the primary consort. His full posthumous name was
Prince Rongjing of Yongshou (永壽榮靖王) •
Zhu Jingyong (; died before 1605) (
7th), he succeeded the princedom from 1552 until before 1605. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhaoxian of Yongshou (永壽昭憲王) •
Zhu Yikuang (; d.1614) (
8th), he was designated chief son (heir apparent) in 1537. He then succeeded the princedom from 1605 to 1614. His full posthumous name was
Prince Kangyu of Yongshou (永壽康裕王) •
Zhu Cunsang (; d.1644) (
9th), Zhu Yikuang's eldest son. He was designated chief grandson in 1599, then promoted to chief son in 1604. He succeeded the princedom from 1617 to 1644, he was succeeded by his brother after he was captured by
Li Zicheng. •
Zhu Cunwu (; d.1656) (
10th), Zhu Yikuang's second son. He succeeded the princedom under
Yongli Emperor's empower, from 1649 to 1656. The princedom was abolished by the Southern Ming court after his childless death. • Zhu Weiyi (朱惟燱), Zhu Bingdang's sixth son. He was made a defender general. He was conflicted with his nephew for the princedom succession.
Princedom of Anding Comm. Prince of Anding Commandery (安定郡王) was created in 1402, for Zhu Shangkai, sixth son of Zhu Shuang, the 1st Prince of Qin. The princedom was abolished in 1419 by
Yongle Emperor. •
Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin •
Zhu Shangkai (; b.4 Dec 1394), sixth son of
Zhu Shuang,
Prince Min of Qin, the 1st Prince of Qin. He was made
Prince of Anding in 1402. He was then stripped of his title, deposed as a commoner in 1419 under the crime of treason, and dispatched to
Sizhou to guarding the tombs of imperial forefathers. He died before 1452.
Princedom of Yichuan Comm. Prince of Yichuan Commandery (宜川郡王) was created in 1426, for Zhu Zhibao, fourth son of Zhu Shangbing, the 2nd Prince of Qin. The prinedom was originally abolished in 1522, then the clan was headed by lower-rank members from 1525. The title recreated again by the Southern Ming court until the extinction in 1652. • Zhu Shangbing, Prince Yin of Qin, the 2nd Prince of Qin •
Zhu Zhibao (; 1410 - 18 Sep 1448) (
1st), fourth son of Zhu Shangbing, the 2nd Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Yichuan in 1426 until his death in 1448. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhuangjing of Yichuan (宜川莊靖王) •
Zhu Gongyuan (; d.1484) (
2nd), Zhu Zhibao's eldest son. he succeeded the princedom from 1451 to 1484. His full posthumous name was
Prince Rongshun of Yichuan (宜川榮順王) •
Zhu Chengguan (; .1496) (
3rd), he initially was made a defender general, as his mother was not his father's primary consort. He succeeded the principality from 1490 to 1496. His full posthumous name was
Prince Kangxi of Yichuan (宜川康僖王) •
Zhu Bingyu (; d.1522) (
4th), he succeeded the princedom from 1500 to 1522. The princedom was abolished after his death without any children, and his cousin, Zhu Bingniao was appointed to head the clan. His full posthumous name was
Prince Siyu of Yichuan (宜川思裕王) •
Unknown line • Zhu Bingniao (朱秉樢; d.1525), was made a supporter general. He was appointed to head the clan after the abolishment of the title. • Zhu Weihu (朱惟熩), was made a defender lieutenant. He succeeded the headship of the clan after his father's death. •
Unknown line (six generations) •
Zhu Jingdiao (; d.1652) (
5th), a 6th generation descendants of Zhu Zhibao. He succeeded the princedom until his death in 1652.
Princedom of Lintong Comm. Prince of Lintong Commandery (臨潼郡王) was created in 1426 for Zhu Gongming, the eldest son (secondary son) of Zhu Zhiqie, the 5th Prince of Qin. The princedom merged after the 3rd Prince of Lintong succeeded the princedom of Qin in 1500. • Zhu Zhiqie,
Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin •
Zhu Gongming (; 14 Oct 1431 – 26 Sep 1474) (
1st), eldest son of Zhu Zhiqie, Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Lintong in 1442. He was later posthumously honoured under the posthumous title "Prince An of Qin" (秦安王) after his grandson succeeded the
princedom of Qin. His original full posthumous name was
Prince Huijian of Lintong (臨潼惠簡王) • Zhu Chengrun (朱誠潤), Zhu Gongming's eldest son. He initially was made a defender general and appointed as the head of the clan in 1501 after his nephew succeeded the princedom of Qin. He was later posthumously honoured under the posthumous title "Comm. Prince Jing'an Lintong" (臨潼靖安王), and then "Prince Gong of Qin" (秦恭王) after his great-grandson succeeded the princedom of Qin. •
Zhu Chengcan (; 1453 - 17 Jan 1492) (
2nd), Zhu Gongming's fourth son and eldest son by his primary consort. He succeeded the princedom from 1477 to 1492. He was later posthumously honoured under the posthumous title "Prince Zhuang of Qin" (秦莊王) after his son succeeded the princedom of Qin. His original full posthumous name was
Prince Hexi of Lintong (臨潼和僖王) •
Zhu Bingshuang (; 1481 - 1501) (
3rd), Zhu Chengcan's second son. He initially was made a defender general, he succeeded the princedom from 1495 to 1500, he was later succeeded the princedom of Qin. (See Prince of Qin of Ming dynasty#Princedom of Qin)
Princedom of Heyang Comm. Prince of Heyang Commandery (郃陽郡王) was created in 1426 for Zhu Gongtang, the fourth son of Zhu Zhiqie, the 5th Prince of Qin. The princedom was abolished in 1508 by the Ming court and headed by the senior-most members. • Zhu Zhiqie,
Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin •
Zhu Gongtang ('
; 9 Sep 1404 – 23 Dec 1471) (1st), fourth son of Zhu Zhiqie, Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Heyang in 1426 until his death in 1471. His full posthumous name was Prince Huigong of Heyang' (郃陽惠恭王) •
Zhu Chenghong ('
; 1452–1494) (2nd'), Zhu Gongtang's eldest son. He initially was made a defender general. He succeeded the princedom from 1473 to 1494. His full posthumous name was
Prince Wengmu of Heyang (
郃陽溫穆王) • Zhu Bingrou (朱秉楺), died young. • Zhu Chengfen (朱誠汾), Zhu Gongtang's second son, was made a defender general. He was originally the heir presumptive to the princedom after the death of his eldest brother. He asked for the succession but died before the official announcement from the court. • Zhu Bingju (朱秉橘; 3 Sep 1487 – 2 Jul 1517), was made a bulwark general. He asked for the succession of princedom after his father's death but was not approved. He was instead made the head of the clan in 1509. • Zhu Weiyi (朱惟熠; 9 Apr 1510 – 14 Feb 1585), Zhu Bingju's eldest son, was made a supporter general. He succeeded the headship of the clan from 1509. • Zhu Huaiqiao (朱懷墝), was made a defender lieutenant. He succeeded the headship of the clan after his father. • Zhu Jingfu (朱敬鉘; 1549–1621), was made a bulwark lieutenant. He succeeded the headship of the clan after his father. • Zhu Yiti (朱誼𣹲), was made a supporter lieutenant. He succeeded the headship of the clan after his father in 1621. •
Succession of headship unknown • Zhu Weida (朱惟炟), Zhu Bingju's second son, was made a supporter general. •
Zhu Chenghui (; 21 Apr 1456 – 21 Sep 1494) (
3rd), Zhu Gongtang's third son. He initially was made a defender general, then succeeded the princedom from 1499 unofficially. His full posthumous name was '''Prince Dao'an of Heyang''' (郃陽悼安王) •
Zhu Bingxi (; 12 Sep 1484 – 16 Jan 1508) (
4th), he succeeded the princedom from 1508. His full posthumous name was
Prince Anxi of Heyang (郃陽安僖王). As his succession was a special bestow, the princedom was abolished after his death.
Princedom of Yanyang Comm. Prince of Yanyang Commandery (汧陽郡王) was created in 1446 for Zhu Gongcheng, the fifth son of Zhu Zhiqie, the 5th Prince of Qin. The princedom became extinct in 1554. • Zhu Zhiqie, Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin •
Zhu Gongcheng (; d.1495) (
1st), fifth son of Zhu Zhiqie, Prince Kang of Qin, the 5th Prince of Qin. He was made Prince of Yanyang in 1446 and until his death in 1495. His full posthumous name was
Prince Duanyi of Yanyang (汧陽端懿王). •
Zhu Chenglie (; d.1502) (
2nd), Zhu Gongcheng's second son, he succeeded the princedom from 1508 to 1554. His full posthumous name was
Prince Anyu of Yanyang (汧陽安裕王) •
Zhu Bingzhen (; d.1554) (
3rd), he succeeded the princedom from 1508 to 1554. His full posthumous name was
Prince Zhuangjing of Yanyang (汧陽莊靖王). As his succession was a special bestow, the princedom was abolished after his death. ==References==