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Imperial Noble Consort
Imperial Noble Consort ( Chinese: 皇貴妃, Vietnamese: hoàng quý phi, Korean: 황귀비) was the title of women who ranked second to the Empress in the imperial harem of China during most of the period spanning from 1457 to 1915. The Imperial Noble Consort is the assistant of the Empress in managing the Imperial Harem. The title was also adopted in the Empire of Dainam (Vietnam) and the Empire of Korea.Quốc sử quán triều Nguyễn 2007 "Tập 7・Chính biên đệ tứ kỷ・Quyển XLII" List of titleholders China * Ming: # Jingtai Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Tang # Chenghua Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Wan # Jiajing Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Rong'an, Imperial Noble Consort Duanhe, Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun # Longqing Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Li # Wanli Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Li, Imperial Noble Consort Gong # Taichang Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Kang # Tianqi Emperor: Imperial Noble Consort Kang, Imperial Noble Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Chinese Harem System
The ranks of imperial consorts have varied over the course of Chinese history but remained important throughout owing to its importance in management of the inner court and in imperial succession, which ranked heirs according to the prominence of their mothers in addition to their strict birth order. Regardless of the age, however, it is common in English translation to simplify these hierarchy into the three ranks of Empress, consorts, and concubines. It is also common to use the term "harem", an Arabic loan word used in recent times to refer to imperial women's forbidden quarters in many countries. In later Chinese dynasties, these quarters were known as the back palace (後宮; ''hòugōng''). In Chinese, the system is called the Rear Palace System (後宮制度; ''hòugōng zhìdù''). Early history There exists a class of consorts called Ying (媵; ''yìng'') during early historical times in China. These were people who came along with brides as a form of dowry. It could be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Dowager Wang (Taichang)
Empress Dowager Xiaojing (; 27 February 1565 – 18 October 1611), of the Wang clan, was a Ming dynasty concubine of the Wanli Emperor and the biological mother of the Taichang Emperor. She was primarily known during her lifetime as Consort Gong (), but is most commonly referred to by her posthumous name. Biography Wang joined the imperial court as a palace lady in the service of Empress Dowager Xiaoding. The Wanli Emperor met her whilst visiting his mother and began a relationship with her. When Wang became pregnant, the emperor ignored her. Empress Dowager Xiaoding questioned her son and advised him to marry Wang, as he still had no sons. In the fourth lunar month of 1582, Wang was given the rank of Consort and the honorific Gong. Four months later, she gave birth to a son, who was given the name Zhu Changluo. Shortly before this in the same year, Empress Xiaoduanxian, the emperor's primary wife, had given birth to a daughter; the Princess Rongchang. In 1584, Wang had a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Noble Consort Chunque
Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (; December 1689 or January 1690 – 27 January 1785), from the Han Chinese Geng clan, was a consort of Yongzheng Emperor. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Chunque came from Han Chinese Geng clan (耿氏). Her personal name is unknown. * Father: Dejin (德金), served as an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (内管领). Kangxi era Lady Geng was born in twelfth lunar month of twenty eighth year of Kangxi Emperor, which translates to December 1689 in the Gregorian calendar. In 1704, she became a mistress of Kangxi Emperor's fourth son. On 5 January 1712, she gave birth to Yinzhen's fifth son, Hongzhou. Yongzheng era The Kangxi Emperor died on 20 December 1722 and was succeeded by Yinzhen, who was enthroned as the Yongzheng Emperor. In 1723, Lady Geng was given a title of "Concubine Yu" (裕嫔; "yu" meaning "prosperous"). In 1730, she was promoted to "Consort Yu" (裕妃). Qianlong era The Yongzheng Emperor died on 8 Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu
Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu (after 1679 - 23 December 1725), of the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner Nian clan, was a consort of the Yongzheng Emperor. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu's personal name was not recorded in history. * Father: Xialing (), served as the governor () of Huguang, and held the title of a first class duke () * Five elder brothers ** Fifth elder brother: Gengyao (1679–1726) * One sister Kangxi era The date of birth of the future Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu is unknown. She entered the Forbidden City in 1711, and became a secondary consort (側福晉) to Yinzhen, the future Yongzheng Emperor. On 15 April 1715, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, who died at the age of two in June or July 1717. On 30 June 1720, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Fuyi (福宜), who died on 9 February 1721. On 27 November 1721, she gave birth to her third child, a son, Fuhui (福惠), who died on 11 October 1728. Yongzheng era The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongzheng Emperor
, regnal name = , posthumous name = Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian()Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi () , temple name = Shizong()Manchu: Šidzung () , house = Aisin Gioro , dynasty = Qing , father = Kangxi Emperor , mother = Empress Xiaogongren , religion = Tibetan Buddhism The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, born Yinzhen, was the fourth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He reigned from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, the Yongzheng Emperor's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, the Yongzheng Emperor used military force to preserve the dynasty's position. Although Yongzheng's reign was much shorter than that of both his father (the Kangxi Emperor) and his son (the Qianlong Emperor), the Yongzheng era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi
Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi (惇怡皇貴妃 瓜爾佳氏; 3 December 1683 – 30 April 1768) was a consort of Kangxi Emperor. She was 29 years his junior. She outlived Empress Xiaoxianchun, the Hoifa-Nara Step Empress, and several Qianlong's consorts and children. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi came from a prominent Manchu Plain White Banner Guwalgiya clan. Her personal name is unknown, while her milk name was Hanjiuchun (旱九春 * Father: Human (祜滿/祜满), served as third rank military official () Kangxi era Lady Guwalgiya was born on 16th day of 10th lunar month of the 22nd year of Kangxi Emperor, which translates to 3 December 1683 in Gregorian calendar. In 1700, she entered Forbidden City at the age of seventeen, and was given the title of "Concubine He" (和嫔; "he" meaning "harmonious"). On 17 November 1701, she gave birth to the emperor's eighteenth daughter, who would die prematurely in the same month. In 1718, she was promoted to "Consor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Noble Consort Jingmin
Imperial Noble Consort Jingmin (敬敏皇贵妃; Pinyin: ''Jìngmǐn huáng guìfēi;'' 17th century – 20 August 1699) was a concubine of the Kangxi Emperor. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Jingmin's personal name was not recorded in history. Her family belong to the Bordered White Banner. *Father: Haikuan (海寬) served as military commander Kangxi Era It is unclear when Imperial Noble Consort Jingmin was born or when she entered the palace. But on the first day of October in the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi (1686), she gave birth to the thirteenth prince Yinxiang. On November 27 in the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi, she gave birth to Princess Wenke of the Second Rank (和碩溫恪公主). And on the thirtieth year of Kangxi, she gave birth to her last child, Princess Dunke of the Second Rank (和碩敦恪公主). In the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi, Concubine Min died in Wulong Pavilion in Beihai. In July of that year, the Kangxi Emperor instructed the Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Noble Consort Quehui
Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Quehui (1668 – 24 April 1743), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Tunggiya clan, was a consort of the Kangxi Emperor. She was 14 years his junior. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Quehui's personal name was not recorded in history. Her family originally belonged to the Han Chinese Plain Blue Banner. * Father: Guowei (; d. 1719), served as a first rank military official (), and held the title of a first class duke () ** Paternal grandfather: Tulai (; 1606–1658), served as a first rank military official (), and held the title of a first class duke () ** Paternal grandmother: Lady Gioro ** Paternal aunt: Empress Xiaokangzhang (1638–1663), the mother of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722) * Mother: Lady Hešeri * Six brothers ** First brother: Yekeshu (叶克书), father of Shun'anyan ** Second brother: Dekesi (德克新), served as third class imperial guard ** Third brother: Longkodo (d. 1728) ** Fourth brother: Hongshan (洪善) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Xiaoyiren
Empress Xiaoyiren (died 24 August 1689), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Tunggiya clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and third empress consort of Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing in 1689. Life Family background Empress Xiaoyiren's personal name was not recorded in history. Her family originally belonged to the Han Chinese Plain Blue Banner. * Father: Guowei (; d. 1719), served as a leader of imperial guards (), and held the title of a first class duke () ** Paternal grandfather: Tulai (; 1606–1658), served as a first rank military official (), and held the title of a first class duke () ** Paternal grandmother: Lady Gioro ** Paternal aunt: Empress Xiaokangzhang (1638–1663), the mother of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722) * Mother: Lady Hešeri * Six brothers ** First younger brother: Yekeshu (), father of Shun'anyan ** Second younger brother: Dekesi (), served as third class imperial guard ** Third younger brother: Longkodo (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangxi Emperor
The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1722. The Kangxi Emperor's reign of 61 years makes him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history (although his grandson, the Qianlong Emperor, had the longest period of ''de facto'' power, ascending as an adult and maintaining effective power until his death) and one of the longest-reigning rulers in history. However, since he ascended the throne at the age of seven, actual power was held for six years by four regents and his grandmother, the Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. The Kangxi Emperor is considered one of China's greatest emperors. He suppressed the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, forced the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan and assorted Mongol rebels in the North and Northwest to submit to Qing rule, and blocked Tsarist R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consort Donggo
Consort Donggo (1639 – 23 September 1660), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Donggo clan, was a consort of the Shunzhi Emperor. She was one year his junior. Life Family background Consort Donggo's personal name was not recorded in history. Her ancestral home was in Liaoning. * Father: Eshuo (; d. 1657), served as a first rank military official () ** Paternal grandfather: Xihan () * Mother: Lady Aisin-Gioro ** Maternal grandfather: Murhu (穆尔祜) ** Maternal grandmother: Lady Borjigit * One younger brother Shunzhi era In the summer of 1656, Lady Donggo entered the Forbidden City and was deeply loved and favoured by the Shunzhi Emperor. On 12 October 1656, she was granted the title "Consort Xian". On 19 January 1657, she was elevated to "Imperial Noble Consort".''Draft History of Qing'', ch. 5 ("Basic Annals 5" 紀, p. 147. The date is indicated as the ''jimao'' 己卯 day of the 12th month of the 13th year of Shunzhi. The Shunzhi Emperor held a grand ceremony for the prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunzhi Emperor
The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661) was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1644 to 1661. A Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers, committee of Manchu princes chose him to succeed his father, Hong Taiji (1592–1643), in September 1643, when he was five years old. The princes also appointed two co-regents: Dorgon (1612–1650), the 14th son of the Qing dynasty's founder Nurhaci (1559–1626), and Jirgalang (1599–1655), one of Nurhaci's nephews, both of whom were members of the Aisin Gioro, Qing imperial clan. From 1643 to 1650, political power lay mostly in the hands of Dorgon. Under his leadership, the Qing Empire conquered most of the territory of the fallen Ming dynasty (1368–1644), chased Southern Ming, Ming loyalist regimes deep into the southwestern provinces, and established the basis of Qing rule over China proper despite highly unpopular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
