Aisin Gioro is the last name of a Chinese
noble family and imperial
clan of
Manchu emperors of the
Qing dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China from 1644 until the
Xinhai Revolution of 1911-12, which established a
republican government in its place. The word
aisin means
gold in the
Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in present-day
Yilan, Heilongjiang Province. In Manchu custom, families are identified first by their
Hala (哈拉), i.e. their family or clan name, and then by
Mukūn (穆昆), the more detailed classification, typically referring to individual families. In the case of Aisin Gioro, Aisin is the
Mukūn, and Gioro is the
Hala. Other members of the Gioro clan include
Irgen Gioro (伊尔根觉罗), Susu Gioro (舒舒觉罗) and Sirin Gioro (西林觉罗).