Empress Xiaocigao (1575 – 31 October 1603), of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, personal name Monggo Jerjer, was a consort of

Nurhaci Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing (), was a Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria. A member of the House of Aisin-Gioro, he reigned ...

. She was 16 years his junior.

Life

Family background

* Father: Yangginu (; d. 1584), held the title of a third rank prince () ** Paternal grandfather: Taicu (), held the title of a third rank prince () ** Paternal uncle: Cinggiyanu (; d. 1584), held the title of a third rank prince (), the father of

Bujai Bujayeh ( fa, بوجايه, also Romanized as Būjāyeh; also known as Būjā’ī, Bū Jā’ī, Būjā’ī, Būjāneh, and Bū Jāneh-ye Bālā) is a village in Ahandan Rural District, in the Central District of Lahijan County, Gilan Province ...

(d. 1593) * Two elder brothers ** First elder brother: Narimbulu (; d. 1609), held the title of a third rank prince () ** Second elder brother:

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 ...

(d. 1619), held the title of a third rank prince ()

Wanli era

In October or November 1588, Lady Yehe Nara married Nurhaci, becoming one of his multiple wives. On 28 November 1592, she gave birth to Nurhaci's eighth son, Hong Taiji. Lady Yehe Nara died on 31 October 1603.

Chongde era

On 16 May 1636, after Hong Taiji established the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

, Lady Yehe Nara was posthumously elevated to "Empress Xiaociwu".

Kangxi era

In 1662, Lady Yehe Nara's posthumous title was changed from "Empress Xiaoci''wu''" to "Empress Xiaoci''gao''", reflecting her status as a consort of Nurhaci (Emperor Gao).

Titles

* During the reign of the

Wanli Emperor The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. "Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was th ...

(r. 1572–1620): ** Lady Yehe Nara (from 1575) ** Secondary consort (; from October/November 1588) ** Primary consort () * During the reign of Hong Taiji (r. 1626–1643): ** ''Empress Xiaociwu'' (; from 16 May 1636崇德元年四月十二日) * During the reign of the

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 ...

(r. 1661–1722): ** ''Empress Xiaocigao'' (; from 1662)

Issue

* As secondary consort: ** Hong Taiji (; 28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), Nurhaci's eighth son, enthroned on 20 October 1626

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Mak Tsui-han in ''

The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty ''The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty'' is a long-running four part television series about the history of the Qing dynasty. The series was produced by Hong Kong's ATV and was aired on ATV Home from September 1987 to May 1992.Yesasia.com.Yesasia.co ...

'' (1987) * Portrayed by Shi Xiaoqun in '' Taizu Mishi'' (2005)

Notes

References

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