Consort Donggo (1639 – 23 September 1660), of the

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Donggo Donggo (，pinyin:Dong'e) was a clan of Manchu nobility belonging to the Manchu Plain White Banner, one of the 3 upper banners of Eight Banner system. Several lineages were members of Manchu Plain Red Banner. Donggo Hala was a branch of Irgen Gio ...

clan, was a consort of the

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. She was one year his junior.

Life

Family background

Consort Donggo's personal name was not recorded in history. Her

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was in

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. * 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

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and was deeply loved and favoured by the

. On 12 October 1656, she was granted the title "Consort Xian". On 19 January 1657, she was elevated to "Imperial Noble Consort".''

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'', 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

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. The Shunzhi Emperor held a grand ceremony for the promotion of Lady Donggo and proclaimed an amnesty. On 12 November 1657, Lady Donggo gave birth to the emperor's fourth son. The premature death of their son on 25 February 1658 had a great impact on Lady Donggo and the Shunzhi Emperor. Lady Donggo fell ill and died on 23 September 1660. The Shunzhi Emperor was so overwhelmed with grief that he stopped attending daily court meetings for five days to mourn Lady Donggo. It was also said that the Shunzhi Emperor was so depressed that he wanted to commit suicide, and his subjects had to watch over him every day for fear of his safety. Two days after her death, Lady Donggo was posthumously granted the title of Empress, an uncommon gesture. She was interred in the Xiao Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs.

Titles

* During the reign of

Hong Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...

(r. 1626–1643): ** Lady Donggo (from 1639) * During the reign of the

(r. 1643–1661): ** Consort Xian (; from 12 October 1656), fourth rank consort ** Imperial Noble Consort (; from 19 January 1657), second rank consort ** ''Empress Xiaoxian'' (; from 25 September 1660順治十七年八月二十一日)

Issue

* As Imperial Noble Consort: ** The Shunzhi Emperor's fourth son (12 November 1657 – 25 February 1658)

In fiction and popular culture

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in ''

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'' (2011) *Portrayed by

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in ''In Love with Power'' (2012).

Notes

References

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