What key details about prince gong -lrb- qing dynasty -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: yixin -lrb- manchu : '' i hin '' , ; 11 january 1833 -- 29 may 1898 -rrb- , commonly known by his title prince gong -lrb- or prince kung -rrb- , was an imperial prince of the manchu aisin gioro clan and an important statesman of the late qing dynasty in china . he was the sixth son of the daoguang emperor and a half-brother of the xianfeng emperor . he remained an influential figure in chinese politics throughout the reigns of the tongzhi and guangxu emperors , and served as prince-regent from 1861 -- 65 . having established the zongli yamen -- a government body in charge of foreign affairs -- in 1861 , prince gong is best remembered for advocating greater constructive engagement between the qing empire and the great powers of that era , as well as for his attempts to modernise china in the late 19th century . the last decades of his career were marred by his conflict with conservative elements in the qing imperial court -- particularly empress dowager cixi -- and ended with his death in relative disgrace .
- issue is gulun princess rongshou zaicheng zaiying zaijun zaihuang- death place is beijing , china- title is prince gong of the first rank- caption is photo on 2 november 1860 at the convention of beijing of prince gong , taken by felice beato- succession is prince gong of the first rank- reign is 25 february 1850 -- 29 may 1898- successor is puwei- spouse is lady guwalgiya- predecessor is '' none ''- mother is empress xiaojingcheng- death date is 29 may 1898- house is aisin gioro- father is daoguang emperor- birth date is 11 january 1833- name is yixin- image is felice kung - google art project.jpg beato -lrb- british , born italy - prince- birth place is beijing , china