Consort Dun (27 March 1746 – 6 March 1806), of the

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Plain White Banner The Plain White Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, and Plain White Banner) dir ...

Wang clan, was a consort of the

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. She was 35 years his junior.

Life

Family background

Consort Dun's personal name was not recorded in history. She was a

Booi Aha Booi Aha (Manchu: (''booi niyalma'') for male, (''booi hehe'') for female; Chinese transliteration: 包衣阿哈) is a Manchu word literally meaning "household person", referring to hereditarily servile people in 17th-century Qing China. It ...

of the Plain White Banner by birth. * Father: Sige (; d. 1776), served as a first rank military official () ** Paternal grandfather: Saibitu () * One elder brother: Baning'a (巴宁阿), a salt controller (盐政)

Qianlong era

The future Consort Dun was born on the sixth day of the third

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month in the 11th year of the reign of the

, which translates to 27 March 1746 in the

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. It is not known when Lady Wang entered the Forbidden City and became a lady-in-waiting of the Qianlong Emperor. On 22 November 1763, she was granted the title "First Attendant Yong". On 14 July 1766, she was elevated to "Noble Lady Yong". It is not known when she was demoted to "First Attendant Yong". On 13 March 1771, she was restored as "Noble Lady Yong". It is not known when she was once more demoted to "First Attendant Yong". She was elevated on 2 January 1772 to "Concubine Dun", and in December 1774 or January 1775 to "Consort Dun". On 2 February 1775, Lady Wang gave birth the emperor's tenth daughter, Princess Hexiao of the First Rank. The Qianlong Emperor deeply favoured the princess and showed even greater favour towards her mother. In 1778, Lady Wang ordered a palace maid to be severely beaten for making a minor mistake. The maid later died from her injuries. The Qianlong Emperor felt very frustrated by this incident because under the Qing dynasty's laws, he ought to harshly punish Lady Wang for causing the maid's death, but at the same time he was worried about how punishing Lady Wang would affect Princess Hexiao of the First Rank. He eventually demoted Lady Wang to "Concubine Dun" on 21 December 1778, and ordered her to compensate the maid's family with 100 taels of silver and to pay half of the financial penalty levied on her servants, whose salaries were suspended for a year or two. However, in December 1779 or January 1780, Lady Wang was restored as "Consort Dun".

Jiaqing era

Lady Wang died on 6 March 1806 during the reign of the

Jiaqing Emperor The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, born Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, fro ...

, the Qianlong Emperor's 15th son. She was interred in the Yu Mausoleum of the

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Titles

* During the reign of the

(r. 1735–1796): ** Lady Wang (from 27 March 1746) ** First Attendant Yong (; from 22 November 1763), seventh rank consort ** Noble Lady Yong (; from 14 July 1766), sixth rank consort ** First Attendant Yong (), seventh rank consort ** Noble Lady Yong (; from 13 March 1771), sixth rank consort ** First Attendant Yong (), seventh rank consort ** Concubine Dun (; from 2 January 1772), fifth rank consort ** Consort Dun (; from December 1774 or January 1775), fourth rank consort ** Concubine Dun (; from 21 December 1778), fifth rank consort ** Consort Dun (; from December 1779 or January 1780乾隆四十四年十一月), fourth rank consort

Issue

* As Consort Dun: ** Princess Hexiao of the First Rank (; 2 February 1775 – 13 October 1823), the Qianlong Emperor's tenth daughter *** Married Fengšeninde (; 1775–1810) of the Manchu

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clan on 12 January 1790 ** Miscarriage (1777 or 1778)

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Jiang Ruijia in ''

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace ''Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace'' (, lit. ''The Legend of Ruyi'') is a 2018 Chinese television series based on novel ''Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan'' by Liu Lianzi. Starring Zhou Xun and Wallace Huo, the series chronicles the relationship between Empe ...

'' (2018)

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dun, Consort 1746 births 1806 deaths Consorts of the Qianlong Emperor Manchu people Chinese ladies-in-waiting