Since the Kangxi Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, there has been an unwritten rule that, if there is a queen, no emperor will be enrolled. However, after checking by the author, there were quite a lot of people who were imperial concubines in the Qing Dynasty. Of course, these imperial concubines were not all canonized with a queen, for various reasons.
So today, let's take a look at how many concubines there were in the Qing Dynasty, and the final status is determined by the imperial concubine. This final identity was set for the imperial concubine, which means that until her death, she was only the identity of the imperial concubine, and was not named a queen. Let's find out again, why they got the canonization.
According to statistics, the Qing dynasty's final status is determined as the imperial concubine, a total of 21. The author counted the reasons for their bans, which can be roughly divided into three situations. Next, I will introduce to you one by one.
stills of the concubine of the Qing dynasty
After death
Emperor Jingmin: concubine of Emperor Kangxi Zhang Jia's , also not favored in the harem. She died in the 38th year of Kangxi and was posthumously named Concubine Min. Zhang Jia gave birth to one son and two daughters for Kangxi, and his son was the famous Prince Yi Yinxiang. Because Yinxiang had a deep brotherhood with Yongzheng, after Yongzheng ascended the throne, Zhang Jia's family was named Huang Kaohuang noble concubine and ordered to be buried in Jingling Mausoleum.
The imperial concubine of Zhemian: The grid of Qianlong's buried residence, the Fucha clan , gave birth to Qianlong's first son 永璜 . The Fucha clan died before Qianlong ascended the throne, and he was posthumously named a sage concubine at the beginning of Qianlong. Later, Qian Longnian and the eldest son of the emperor gave birth to meritorious service, so he ordered the posthumous title of emperor and noble concubine and allowed Yuling to be buried.
Emperor Shujia imperial concubine: The Gegejin clan in Qianlong’s buried residence, was originally from the House of Internal Affairs to coat, but the family was ordered to provide the coat.It was carried into the Manchurian Yellow Flag and changed to Jinjia clan during the Jiaqing period. She was the one who gave birth to the most princes for Qianlong. She gave birth to four princes successively, and she was deeply loved. When she was alive, she was already a noble concubine Jia. After her death, she was posthumously named a noble concubine and was also buried in Yuling.
Stills of Emperor Shujia's Concubine
Qing Gong's Concubine: Emperor Qianlong's concubine Lu, who was first named Lu Changzheng, was promoted step by step to the Qing noble concubine. The Lu family had no children in his life, but because he had a good relationship with , the pure queen of Xiaoyi , he raised his son Yongyan, who was later Emperor Jiaqing. When Jiaqing was in power, Lu's had already passed away, so Jiaqing respected her adoptive mother as the imperial concubine.
Emperor Keshun: Emperor Guangxu's favorite Zhenfei He is La Shi, she does not need to say more, she is loved by Guangxu, but not Empress Dowager Cixi . Everyone knows the ending and was thrown into a well to drown. Later, Cixi ordered his bones to be retrieved and buried in the palace maid cemetery outside of Fuchengmen . In the name of "Zhenlie Martyr", he was named a noble concubine. After Xuantong Emperor ascended the throne, Longyu Empress Dowager took over the government and named him the royal concubine.
Stills of the Royal Concubine Keshun
Repeated honorary seals
Royal Concubine Dunyi: Empress Concubine of Kangxi Guarjia clan finally became a concubine in the Kangxi dynasty. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was honored as an imperial concubine. Since he had raised Emperor Qianlong,So the latter ascended the throne, and respected her as the emperor Wen Hui, the noble concubine, and then promoted to the emperor Wen Hui, the noble concubine. Guerjia passed away in the 33rd year of Qianlong at the age of 86.
Emperor Huihui: Kangxi empress Tong Jia's clan, Xiao Yiren empress half-sister, she was named the imperial concubine in the Kangxi dynasty. Since Empress Xiao Yiren raised Yongzheng, the latter ascended the throne and issued a decree: "I follow the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager, and Empress Xiaoyi once raised Ergong. The imperial concubine is the sister of Empress Xiaoyi, and the imperial concubine should be named the imperial concubine." Tong Jia's passed away in the eighth year of Qianlong. At this time, he was revered as the emperor Shouqi Huanggui, at the age of 76.
The imperial concubine of Chunyi: The Gegegen of Yongzheng Mansion is the mother of the fifth son of the emperor Hong Zhou . After Qianlong ascended the throne, he was honored as Huangkaoyu noble concubine, and in the forty-three years of Qianlong, he was promoted as Huangkaoyu noble noble concubine. Geng passed away in the 49th year of Qianlong, at the age of 96.
Pure Yihuang imperial concubine stills
and Yuhuang imperial concubine: Gege Liu Jia who gave birth to the emperor’s eldest son and the third daughter of the emperor. After Jiaqing ascended the throne, Liu Jia's was only the queen in the harem, , Hitarashi , and the imperial concubine Niuhulu clan , and became the concubine. After Daoguang ascended the throne, he was honored as Huangkao, the noble concubine. Yu Daoguang died in thirteen years at the age of 73.
Respectful to the imperial concubine: Jiaqing empress Niuhulu family,She gave birth to one son and two daughters, and in the Jiaqing dynasty, she eventually became such as concubine . After Daoguang ascended the throne, he was honored as an imperial concubine, and later he was promoted as an imperial concubine. After Xianfeng ascended the throne, the emperor's ancestor was like a noble concubine. Yu Xianfeng passed away ten years at the age of 74.
Zhuang Shunhuang imperial concubine: Daoguang Empress Wu Yashi, had three sons and one daughter, and the first child was the Prince Yizhen (the father of Emperor Guangxu). After giving birth to the ninth son of the emperor Yizhen, Wu Yas was named Lin Guifei . After Xianfeng ascended the throne, he was honored as the Royal Concubine of Emperor Corin. After Tongzhi ascended the throne, the empress dowagers of the two palaces honored her as the imperial concubine of Emperor Zulin in the name of the emperor. Wu Yashi died in Tongzhi five years at the age of 45.
Stills of courteous imperial concubine
Zhuang Jinghuang imperial concubine: Xianfeng empress concubine Tara's family, although he only gave birth to a daughter, he is still loved. The eldest daughter of the emperor she gave birth to was later named " Rong'an Gulun Princess" by Cixi. After Tongzhi ascended the throne, he was also revered as Huang Kaoli imperial concubine. After Guangxu ascended the throne, Jin was honored as the noble concubine of Li Huang. It can be seen that the relationship between him and Cixi must be good. In the 16th year of Guangxu, he passed away at the age of 54.
Duanke imperial concubine: Xianfeng Emperor Empress Tong Jia, who was only a concubine in this dynasty, and he was honored as Huang Kaoqi concubine when Tongzhi ascended the throne. After Guangxu ascended the throne, he was honored as the noble concubine Qi, and the Emperor Xuantong was honored as the noble concubine Qi. In the second year of Xuantong, Tong Jia passed away at the age of 67. At this time, it was only ninety-four days before the demise of the Qing Dynasty. She is also the only imperial concubine in the Qing Dynasty who has experienced five dynasties.
Zhuang Hehuang noble concubine: Tongzhi Empress Arut, the aunt of Empress Xiaozheyi, but three years younger than Empress Xiaozheyi.In the Tongzhi Dynasty, the Aruts sat in the position of Concubine Xun, Tongzhi Emperor died when she was only 19 years old. After that, she was honored one after another as the imperial concubine Xun and the imperial concubine Huangkao Xun. The Aruts did not die until ten years in the Republic of China, at the age of 65.
Zhuang Jinghuang imperial concubine stills
Jingyi imperial concubine: Tongzhi empress concubine Heshe Lishi , entered the palace in Tongzhi eleven years, and was first named a concubine. When Emperor Tongzhi was seriously ill, she was named 瑜妃 because of her prayers. After many honorable titles, Heshe Lishi became the Yu noble concubine and Yuhuang noble concubine. In the second year of the Republic of China, she was honored as the noble concubine of Emperor Xuantong. He died on New Year's Eve in the 21st year of the Republic of China at the age of 77.
Royal Concubine: Concubine Xilin Jueluo, the queen of Tongzhi, was first appointed as a noble person. After being sealed step by step, he was finally honored as the Royal Concubine by Emperor Xuantong. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Xilin Jueluo passed away at the age of 78.
Duankang Royal Concubine: Emperor Guangxu's imperial concubine Tala Shi, the sister of Zhen Concubine, was first named Jin Lai. After being implicated by his sister, he was demoted to a nobleman, but he was promoted to a concubine again the following year. After Emperor Xuantong ascended the throne, he was honored as "Tian Qi Huang Kao Jin noble concubine". Later, Emperor Xuantong abdicated, and the small court became the upper emblem "Duankang Royal Concubine". He died of illness in the thirteenth year of the Republic of China at the age of 51.
Stills of Emperor Duan Kang's Concubine
Canonized due to illness
Emperor Dunsu's Concubine: Fu Jinnian on the side of Yongzheng's residence, former first-class father, general of Fuyuan, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi 's sister. Nian was very much loved and gave birth to three sons and a daughter for Yongzheng. From her first birth to her death, she took care of all the children of Yongzheng during the 11th year.After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he directly named the Nian family as a noble concubine, living only under the queen . In the three years of Yongzheng, Nian's illness was serious. In order to comfort his beloved concubine, and to please her, Yongzheng ordered her to be named the imperial concubine. After the death of Nian's disease, the posthumous name was " Dunsu Royal Concubine ", and the burial of Tai Ling was allowed.
Huixian Emperor and Concubine: Fu Jin Gao's clan on the side of Qianlong's buried residence was very much loved. Although she had no children, Qianlong directly named her a noble concubine when he came to the throne. In the tenth year of Qianlong, Gao's old disease relapsed and was in danger, so Qianlong issued an edict to Jin and was named the imperial concubine. After his death, Qianlong appointed him "Huixian" and allowed Yuling to be buried.
Pure Huihuang imperial concubine: The Gegesu clan in Qianlong's residence, had two sons and one daughter, and was promoted to be a pure imperial concubine in the tenth year of Qianlong. According to historical records, Su suffered from severe lung disease and even passed it on to his children. In the 25th year of Qianlong, Su was critically ill. Qianlong made a special order to let the sixth son of the emperor Yongrong , Heshuo and Princess Jia complete their respective marriages as soon as possible, so that they would be happy for the Su family. Qianlong felt that this was not enough, so he made the Su family an imperial concubine. Soon, Su died of illness at the age of 48.
Pure Huihuang noble concubine stills
Through the author's inventory, we can see that most of the people in the Qing Dynasty whose final status was determined by the emperor concubine lived for a long time, and were awarded the honorary title by the emperor again and again. Was able to become the imperial concubine. But at this time, it's just an identity, and it can't play a substantial role. Just concentrate on providing for the elderly.
In addition, he was spoiled during his lifetime. Unfortunately, he suffered a serious illness. The three imperial concubines who were canonized due to illness also failed to save their lives, and all died of illness shortly after the canonization. There are also a few who failed to become imperial concubines during their lifetime. After their deaths, they were chased for various reasons.
However, you will find that after the inventory, I only talked about 20 imperial concubines.But as I said earlier, there are 21 people in total. This is because the last one I want to say is special. She neither died before the emperor, nor was she canonized due to illness, nor was she honored after the emperor passed away. who is she?
Stills of Empress Dowager Cixi
Imperial Concubine Shushen: Empress Fucha of Tongzhi, one of the queen candidates at the time, was supported by Empress Dowager Cixi. The other candidate is Alut, who is supported by the Empress Dowager Ci'an . In the end, Emperor Tongzhi chose the Alut clan and named the Fucha clan as 慧妃 . Cixi didn't like the Alut family very much, so she tried to improve the status of the Fucha family and promoted him to the royal concubine. After the death of Tongzhi, Cixi named him the Royal Concubine of Dunyi, and then the Royal Concubine of Dunyi Rongqing. In the 30th year of Guangxu, the Fucha family died, and he was named "Emperor Shushen Noble Concubine" at the age of 46.
(References " Qing History Draft ", " Qing Memoir ", "Huang Dynasty Tongdian", "Qing Barnyard Notes", etc.)
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