Erdeni Bumba (; 17th century), of the

Khorchin Mongol The Khorchin ( mn, Хорчин, ''Horçin''; ''Qorčin''; ) are a subgroup of the Mongols that speak the Khorchin dialect of Mongolian and predominantly live in northeastern Inner Mongolia of China. History The Ming dynasty gave Borjigin pr ...

Borjigit clan, was the consort of Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing-dynasty China from 1651 until her deposition in 1653. She was demoted to concubine rank and received title and honorary name Consort Jing.

Life

Family background

* Father: Wukeshan (; d. 1666), held the title of a first rank prince () ** Paternal grandfather: Jaisang (), held the title of a first rank prince () **Paternal grandmother: Boli ** Paternal great aunt:

Empress Xiaoduanwen Jerjer (; translated as "lady"/"beauty"; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was seven years his junior. Jerjer was Empress consort of Qing from 1636 until her husband's death i ...

(1599–1649) ** Paternal aunt: Primary consort Minhui (1609–1641) ** Paternal aunt: Empress Dowager Zhaosheng (Xiaozhuangwen) (1613–1688), the mother of the Shunzhi Emperor (1638–1661)

Shunzhi era

Erdeni Bumba was selected by the emperor's mother, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, to be the Shunzhi Emperor's primary consort. On 27 September 1651, she was instated as empress. The

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also encouraged the marriage between the Shunzhi Emperor and Erdeni Bumba. However, the Shunzhi Emperor disliked Erdeni Bumba so much that he demanded that she should be replaced. On 25 October 1653, Erdeni Bumba was demoted to "Consort Jing". Some sources claim, that when she was living in

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, she became pregnant. During her pregnancy, she left the

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and gave birth to a son. However, historical records don't mention her further fate.

Titles

* During the reign of Hong Taiji (r. 1626–1643): ** Lady Borjigit * During the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor (r. 1643–1661): ** Empress (; from 27 September 1651) ** Consort Jing (; from 25 October 1653順治十年九月五日), fourth rank consort

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Lee Ying-tong in ''

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'' (1987) * Portrayed by Wu Zitong in '' Xiaozhuang Mishi'' (2003) * Portrayed by Winnie Ma in ''

The Life and Times of a Sentinel ''The Life and Times of a Sentinel'' (Traditional Chinese: 紫禁驚雷) is a 2011 Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma as the main leads, with Leung Cho ...

'' (2011) * Portrayed by Viola Mi 米露 in '' Royal Romantic 多情江山'' (2013)

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borjigit, Demoted Empress 17th-century births 17th-century Chinese women 17th-century Chinese people 17th-century deaths 17th-century Mongolian women Borjigin Missing person cases in Asia Qing dynasty empresses Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown