Life

Jidu was born to lady Gurhas, third primary princess consort Zhengxian of the First Rank.

Political career

Jidu's active political career started after the death of Dorgon in 1651. It was said that Shunzhi Emperor deeply despised Dorgon for breaking ancestor's rules and wanted to dismiss the regents. Jidu opposed the idea by claiming that he is faithful and could attend to the affairs as prince regent.

His father largely contributed to purging the court of Dorgon's supporters, including Ajige, who might have succeeded his brother as prince regent. Jidu was appointed as one of the regents upon the underage Shunzhi Emperor together with Ledu, Duoni (Dodo's son and successor), Yolo (Abatai's son), Dulan (Sahaliyan's son), Shangshan (Feiyangwu's son) and Du'erhu (Cuyen's grandson). At that time, he became an heir apparent to Prince Zheng peerage. In 1655, Jidu was instated as a Dingyuan general, leading Manchu forces to defeat Koxinga. In 1656, Jidu's army suffered a defeat near Kinmen due to storm, losing most of naval forces.Koxinga was finally defeated in Nanjing. In 1657, when Jidu triumphally returned to the capital, he was informed about the funeral of his father and promoted to the prince of the first rank.

Death and legacy

Jidu died in 1660 and was succeeded by his third son, Desai. Jidu's military achievements were acknowledged by the Shunzhi Emperor, who did not only honour him with the title Prince Jianchun of the First Rank (简纯亲王), but had his memorial tablet placed in the adjacent shrine to the mausoleum of Hong Taiji. Jidu's legacy was continued by Labu, who was one of the Ming defectors in the early Kangxi era.

Tomb

Jidu is interred in the separate tomb on the western side of Prince Min mausoleum. Both mausoleums lay next to Jirhalang's tomb.

Family

Jidu was married to lady Borjigin, daughter of Chorji and biological sister of Empress Xiaohuizhang (Alatan Qiqige).

• Primary consort, of the Khorchin Borjigin clan (嫡福晋科尔沁博尔济吉特氏)

　• Prince Jianhui of the First Rank Desai (简惠亲王德赛,1654-1670), third son

　• Princess Duanmin of the First Rank (端敏固伦公主, 1653–1729), first daughter

　　• Married Bandi (班第) of the Khorchin Borjigin clan in 1670 and had issue (two sons)

• Secondary consort, of the Oirat Borjigin clan (侧福晋吴鲁特博尔济吉特氏)

• Secondary consort, of the Borjigin clan (侧福晋博尔济吉特氏)

• Mistress, of the Esaili clan (庶福晋额赛礼氏)

　• Bulwark General Momei (墨美,1652-1691), first son

　• Mujina (穆济纳,1657-1660), fourth son

• Mistress, of the Hang clan (庶福晋杭氏)

　• Prince Jian of the First Rank Labu (喇布,1654-1682), second son

　• Prince Jianxiu of the First Rank Yabu (雅布,1658-1701), fifth son

• Mistress, of the Tong clan (庶福晋佟氏)

生平

天聰七年（1633年）出生，濟爾哈朗之次子，母親為三娶福晉鈷爾哈蘇氏（後金時期，貴族奉行一夫多妻多妾制，諸妻皆稱福晉，繼娶福晉非喪妻再娶。

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順治八年（1651年），攝政王多爾袞死後，濟度被封為多羅簡郡王。

同年四月二十日，長兄愨厚世子富爾敦病故，朝廷改封濟度為鄭親王世子。

順治九年（1652年）十月，世祖命濟度與多羅信郡王多尼，多羅安郡王岳樂，多羅敏郡王勒度，貝勒尚善、杜爾祜、杜蘭為議政。

順治十一年（1654年）十一月，命濟度為定遠大將軍，率師討伐鄭成功。

順治十二年（1655年）九月，大軍進至福州。當駐守福州一段時間後，再進軍至泉州。

順治十三年（1656年）六月，鄭成功部將黃梧、蘇明、鄭純自海澄來投降，移軍至漳州。俄而鄭成功率軍進犯福州，濟度派遣梅勒額真阿克善等開赴救援，擊敗鄭成功的軍隊，斬首級二百餘。再攻擊斬殺其將林祖蘭等，奪其舟十有四。又分軍攻取惠安、閩安、漳浦，獲舟船數百，斬首級二千餘。

順治十四年（1657年）三月，大軍回京，世祖派遣大臣迎勞大軍於盧溝橋，濟度才聽聞其父鄭獻親王之喪事，令他進入停靈治喪的地方，世祖到臨其府第慰諭他。濟度承襲父親和碩親王爵位，改號為簡親王。

順治十七年（1660年），濟度逝世，朝廷予以諡號為「純」，由其嫡子、第三子德塞承襲簡親王爵位。

家族

妻妾

• 嫡福晉博爾濟吉特氏、多羅貝勒綽爾濟之女（孝惠章皇后之同母胞姐）

• 側福晉吳魯特博爾濟吉特氏，男尚書都統布彥泰之女

• 側福晉博爾濟吉特氏，二等侍衛尚阿泰之女

• 庶福晉額塞禮氏，塞尹圖之女

• 庶福晉杭氏，翁普熙之女

• 庶福晉佟氏，吳格之女

子嗣（5子）

• 長子已革輔國將軍墨美（1652-1690），順治九年壬辰七月初四日子時生，母庶福晉額塞禮氏，塞尹圖之女；康熙五年正月，封三等輔國將軍；二十二年，緣事革退；二十九年庚午十二月二十四日戌時卒，年三十九歲；嫡妻納喇氏，長史蘇拜之女，妾王氏，王三之女，妾周氏，豪善之女，妾瓦爾喀氏，嵩阿託之女；九子：長子奉國將軍拜塞，次子拜湯阿，三子巴噶，四子巴爾當吉，五子素丹，六子舒代，七子錫覃，八子德楞阿，九子費揚濟。

• 次子已革和碩簡親王喇布（1654-1681年），母庶福晉杭氏，翁普熙之女

• 三子和碩簡惠親王德塞（1654-1670），母嫡福晉科爾沁博爾吉吉特氏，多羅貝勒綽爾濟之女，為孝惠章皇后親甥

• 四子穆濟衲（1656-1659），順治十三年三月初四日生，母庶福晉額塞禮氏，塞尹圖之女，與第一子同母；十六年閏三月初五時卒，年四歲

• 五子和碩簡修親王雅布（1658 -1701），母庶福晉杭氏，翁普熙之女

女兒

• 長女，庶出

• 次女固倫端敏公主（1653年－1729年），母嫡福晉科爾沁博爾吉吉特氏，多羅貝勒綽爾濟之女，為孝惠章皇后親甥女

影劇

• 2000年電視劇〈少年天子〉，由李修蒙飾演。

• 2015年電視劇〈董鄂妃傳〉，由高仁飾演。