The Secondary Consort of the
Yehe-Nara clan (侧福晋叶赫那拉氏) was a consort 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 ...
. Her personal name was Wuyunzhu (乌云珠).
Biography
Family background
Wuyunzhu's father, Anabu (阿纳布), was reputed to be a relative of Gintaisi, a leader of the Yehe confederation.
Lady Yehe-Nara's grandfather, Yalinbu (雅林布), was cousin of Yangginu, the father of
Empress Xiaocigao. According to Qing dynasty archival documents, Yalinbu and Yangginu's grandfather was Chukungge (褚孔革).
* Father: Anabu (阿纳布), chieftain (
beile
The Qing dynasty (1636–1912) of China developed a complicated peerage system for royal and noble ranks.
Rule of inheritance
In principle, titles were downgraded one grade for each generation of inheritance.
* Direct imperial princes with ...
) of Yehe (贝勒)
** Paternal grandfather: Yalinbu (雅林布)
*** Great-great-grandafather: Chukungge (褚孔革)
* Eldest uncle: Narimbulu
* Second uncle:
Gintaisi
Gintaisi (Manchu: ; died September 29, 1619), known as Jintaishi () or Jintaiji () in Chinese, was a Jurchen beile (chieftain) of the Yehe tribal confederation.
He was the younger brother of Narimbulu, and became one of the two beile of the Yeh ...
Early life
Neither the date of Lady Yehe-Nara's birth nor that of her death are known.
Before entering the imperial palace, she had been married to Karkama, a leader of Ula.
Life in the imperial palace
Lady Yehe-Nara was taken by Hong Taiji in 1619 shortly after the execution of her first husband as a result of the annexation of Yehe, a common practice among the Manchus.
On 17 January 1628, she gave birth to the fifth imperial son,
Šose
Aisin Gioro Shuose (； 17 January 1629 - 12 January 1655) was Hong Taiji's fifth son and the first bearer of the Prince Chengze title. In 1655, the peerage was renamed to Prince Zhuang of the First Rank. In 1778, the Prince Chengze of the First R ...
, who was raised in Qingning Palace with
Bomubogor
Prince Xiang of the First Rank, or simply Prince Xiang, was the title of a Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty, princely peerage used in China during the Manchu people, Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Xiang peerage was no ...
and Fulin, the future
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 Prince ...
.
Life after leaving the imperial palace
After giving birth to Šose Lady Yehe-Nara left the palace and married Zhan Tuxietu. She became a victim of
domestic violence
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...
shortly after the marriage, which led to her fourth marriage to Darhu (达尔琥), a member of the
Hada-Nara clan of the
Bordered Yellow Banner
The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies under the direct command of the emperor hi ...
.
References
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Manchu people
17th-century women
Consorts of Hong Taiji