Many people will hear this surname when watching Qing Dynasty film and television works, especially in Qing palace dramas, where queens and concubines often have the surname Niu Hulu. Today we take a look at how powerful the Niu Hulu clan is. Not only did they produce 6 queens, b

Niu Hulu is a surname of Manchu . Many people will hear this surname when watching Qing Dynasty film and television works, especially in Qing palace dramas, where queens and concubines often have the surname Niu Hulu. Today we take a look at how powerful the Niu Hulu clan is. Not only did they produce 6 queens, but also many concubines, and they even produced the most corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty.

The Niu Hulu family originated very early, and there are certain records in the Liao Kingdom. However, there is some controversy about the specific origin of Niu Hulu. Some people say that Niu Hulu is a place name, and people living in this place use this place name as their surname. Some people say that Niu Hulu is the name of an animal, and its pronunciation is similar to the Manchu name of wolf. From this point of view, the surnames of the Manchu people are similar to those of the Han people, and most of them are related to nature.

After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Niu Hulu was one of the eight major Manchu surnames at that time. Niu Hulu ranks last among the eight major Manchu surnames. Although its status is not as high as the previous ones, its number is still very large. At that time, the Niu Hulu clan was distributed in many places in the Northeast. Because of this, the Niu Hulu clan did not belong to the same banner. There were Niu Hulu clan in many banners. It can be said that its large population is directly related to the large number of celebrities behind it. After all, with a large population, the possibility of famous people is greater. Let's now take a look at the famous people in the Niu Hulu family.

First of all, let’s take a look at Niu Hulu’s queen . This one is quite powerful. The queen was the woman with the highest status in feudal society and was the wife of the emperor. It is not just as simple as the emperor's wife, it has a certain impact on the entire country. Therefore, any dynasty will carefully consider when choosing a queen. Looking at it this way, it is indeed unusual for the Niu Hulu clan to have six queens. Let’s take a look at who the six queens from the Niu Hulu clan are.

Queen Xiao Zhaoren

Queen Xiao Zhaoren was the second queen of Kangxi. Queen Xiao Zhaoren is the daughter of Er Bilong, who was one of the four auxiliary ministers in the early years of Kangxi and had a very high status. Empress Xiao Zhaoren was named empress in 1677, but she died of illness the next year. It can be said that she was also a very short-lived queen. She died within a few days of being queen. Queen Xiao Zhaoren is the first queen born from the Niu Hulu family, but this is just the beginning. Because more queens appeared in the Niu Hulu clan later.

Queen Xiaoshengxian

Queen Xiaoshengxian was the queen of Yongzheng. The most familiar thing about this queen is her son, Emperor Qianlong. After Yongzheng's death, Qianlong, who had just ascended the throne, named his mother the Queen Mother. Because Qianlong was very filial, Queen Xiaoshengxian was treated very well during her time as the Queen Mother, and it can be said that she enjoyed glory and wealth. Not only that, Queen Xiaoshengxian also lived a very long time and died at the age of 84. After her death, due to Qianlong, her status was the highest among all the queens of the Qing Dynasty. This is really a great honor for the Niu Hulu family.

Queen Xiaoherui

Queen Xiaoherui is the second queen of Jiaqing. Queen Xiao Herui also lived a relatively long life and died at the age of 74, which was really rare at the time. Although Empress Xiao Herui was the second empress of Jiaqing, her son Aixinjueluo Mianxin later inherited the throne, which was Emperor Daoguang. Because of this, Aixinjueluo Mianxin lived well during the reign of Daoguang . After all, mother is more valuable than son.

Queen Xiaomucheng

Queen Xiaomucheng is Daoguang's first queen and the original wife of Emperor Daoguang. This is still very important. However, she was granted the title of queen later, and she has never been a queen for a day. Because she died relatively early, Queen Xiaomucheng passed away before Emperor Daoguang ascended the throne, which is a pity.

Queen Xiaoquancheng

Queen Xiaoquancheng is the third queen of Daoguang. In 1834, Empress Xiao Quancheng was canonized as empress. However, she died in 1840. She was only 32 years old at the time, which was still relatively short-lived. It can be seen that none of Daoguang's queens lived long.Empress Xiaoquancheng had a son named Aixinjueluo Yiqin, who became the later Emperor Xianfeng. This alone earned her a place among the queens of the Qing Dynasty.

Queen Xiaozhenxian

Queen Xiaozhenxian was the only queen of Emperor Xianfeng. Although Empress Xiao Zhenxian was the second empress in terms of status, the first empress of Xianfeng did not become a queen. She died before Xianfeng ascended the throne and was named posthumously. Empress Xiaozhenxian was the later Empress Dowager Ci'an. She and Empress Cixi listened to politics behind the curtain, and had a great restrictive effect on Cixi.

These are the six queens born from the Niu Hulu clan. In addition to the queen, Niu Hulu also gave birth to many concubines.

Secondly, let’s take a look at the concubines born from the Niu Hulu family. Many people think that concubines cannot be compared with the queen, and the emperor's harem has three thousand beauties, and concubines are everywhere. But in fact, the harem of the Qing Dynasty was completely different from what we thought. The number of concubines in the harem of the Qing Dynasty was very small, usually only a few dozen, and some had only dozens. Moreover, in the Qing Dynasty, there were relatively many levels of concubines in the harem, and there were not many concubines. It can be said that the Niu Hulu clan is very powerful in being able to produce concubines. Let’s take a look at the concubines Niu Hulu gave birth to here.

Nurhaci 's concubine Niu Hulu, she gave birth to a son for Nurhachi. During the Nurhaci period, the Empress Jin harem system was not perfect, so the names of concubines were different from what we have seen; Huang Taiji 's Yuan concubine was the highest status among Huang Taiji's concubines at that time, and also Dafujin was on the same level as the later queen. But I don’t know why she was not named queen later. It is probably because she did not have a son to become emperor; Kangxi’s Concubine Wen Xi gave birth to a son and a daughter for Kangxi; Jiaqing’s was respectful to the imperial concubine , the emperor The imperial concubine's status is second only to the queen, and her status in the harem is very high. She gave birth to a son and two daughters for Jiaqing; Daoguang's Xiangfei gave birth to a son and two daughters for Daoguang. Daoguang's became a noble concubine . Looking at this, you can tell that her status is very high. But she had no heirs.

Generally speaking, the Niu Hulu clan produced quite a lot of concubines. I have to say that the Qing emperor still liked Niu Hulu in the harem. This is understandable, after all, the Qing Dynasty was founded by the Manchus, and most of their harems were Manchus. The number of Manchus was not large, but the Niu Hulu clan was relatively larger, so the Niu Hulu clan accounted for a larger proportion in the harem.

In addition to the harem, Niu Hulu also produced many ministers. There are two most important ones, one is Verbilon, the other is and Shen. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Manchu people were generally called by their first names instead of their surnames. It is precisely because of this that many people know Ye Bilong and He Shen. In fact, their full names are Niu Hulu·Ye Bilong , Niu Hulu·He Shen.

Erbilong made many military exploits in the Later Jin Dynasty. Before the death of Shunzhi, he was named an auxiliary minister together with Soni, Suksaha, and Obai. After Kangxi succeeded to the throne, the four of them jointly assisted the government. When Obai was in power, Ye Bilong did not stop him, he just acted wisely to protect himself. Because of this, after Ao Bai was arrested, E Bilong was also implicated. But no matter what, his results are still relatively good. Otherwise, Kangxi would not have married her daughter as the queen. In fact, Sony was also trying to protect himself at that time, but he secretly made some contributions to Kangxi's diligence. If Ye Bilong also secretly supported Kangxi, his results would be better.

Needless to say He Shen, everyone knows that he was the most corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty. Heshen was valued by Qianlong in 1773 because of his outstanding talent and learning. Starting from 1775, Heshen's career progressed by leaps and bounds.At the peak of , Heshen served as the chief bachelor of the cabinet, the foreman of the military aircraft minister, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, the minister of household affairs, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, the minister of the Lifan Academy. Sikuquanshu》He held dozens of important positions such as chief official, leading bodyguard, and infantry commander. He was worshiped as a bachelor of Wenhua Palace and granted the title of first-class loyal minister. However, after He Shen gained power, he began to commit corruption. As soon as Qianlong died, Jiaqing arrested Heshen, and Heshen was later ordered to commit suicide. It is said that Heshen's family property exceeded the Qing Dynasty's treasury income in ten years. Therefore, there is also a saying that Heshen fell and Jiaqing was full. He Shen is probably the most famous among the Niu Hulu family. After all, there is only one such corrupt official in ancient and modern times.

These are some celebrities from the Niu Hulu family. However, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Niu Hulu family basically disappeared, and most of the Niu Hulu family names were changed to other surnames. As early as the Qing Dynasty, many Niu Hulu surnames were changed to "Lang" and " Niu " . So if there are two surnames around you, it is very likely that they are Niu Hulu. It can be seen from the surname "Lang" that perhaps the origin of the Niu Hulu family is really related to wolves, otherwise they would not have changed it to "Lang".