▁a ▁" pr ince " ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁Chinese ▁nob ility . ▁Because ▁Ch ang ning ' s ▁rank ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁given ▁" ir on - cap " ▁status , ▁each ▁generation ▁of ▁his ▁descend ants ▁were ▁reduced ▁in ▁rank ▁unless ▁they ▁somehow ▁proved ▁themselves ▁an ew ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁new ▁title ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁Y ix in , ▁however , ▁was ▁given ▁" ir on - cap " ▁status ▁and ▁his ▁direct ▁he irs ▁inherited ▁his ▁full ▁title ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁English , ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁misunder stood ▁as ▁a ▁name : ▁Prince K ung ▁in ▁older ▁sources ▁and ▁Prince G ong ▁in ▁newer ▁ones . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" S ix th ▁Prince " ▁or , ▁less ▁fl atter ingly , ▁" Dev il ▁# 6 ". ▁He ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Res pect ful ▁and ▁Lo yal ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁Blood ": ▁Prince ▁K ung - ch ung ▁or ▁G ong zh ong . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Y ix in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁A is in ▁G ior o ▁cl an , ▁the ▁imperial ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Man ch u - led ▁Q ing ▁dynast y , ▁as ▁the ▁sixth ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Da og u ang ▁Emperor . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁Imperial ▁No ble ▁Cons ort ▁J ing , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁K hor chin ▁Mong ol ▁Bor j ig it ▁cl an