Empress Xiaojingxian

Empress Xiaojingxian
Empress consort of the Qing dynasty
Tenure28 March 1723 – 29 October 1731
PredecessorEmpress Xiaoyiren
SuccessorEmpress Xiaoxianchun
Born(1681-06-28)28 June 1681
(康熙二十年 五月 十三日)
Died29 October 1731(1731-10-29) (aged 50)
(雍正九年 九月 二十九日)
Changchun Garden, Old Summer Palace
Burial
Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing Tombs
Spouse
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(m. 1691⁠–⁠1731)​
IssueHonghui
Posthumous name
Empress Xiaojing Gonghe Yishun Zhaohui Zhuangsu Ankang Zuotian Yisheng Xian (孝敬恭和懿順昭惠莊肅安康佐天翊聖憲皇后)
HouseUla Nara (烏拉那拉; by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
FatherFiyanggū
MotherLady Aisin Gioro
Empress Xiaojingxian
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孝敬憲皇后
Simplified Chinese孝敬宪皇后
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàojìngxiàn Huánghòu
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡥᡳᠶᠣᠣᡧᡠᠩᡤᠠ
ᡝᠩᡤᡠᠨ
ᡨᡝᠮᡤᡝᡨᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ
ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ
Romanizationhiyoošungga enggun temgetulehe hūwangheo

Empress Xiaojingxian (28 June 1681 – 29 October 1731) of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Ula Nara clan, was the primary wife of the Yongzheng Emperor.[1][2] She was empress consort of Qing from 1723 until her death in 1731, and was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Xiaojingxian.[3] Yongzheng did not elevate any of his other consorts to the position of empress after she died.

  1. ^ Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Lau, Clara; Stefanowska, A. D. (2015-07-17). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-47588-0.
  2. ^ Epstein, Maram (2021-02-01). Orthodox Passions: Narrating Filial Love During the High Qing. BRILL. ISBN 978-1-68417-606-9.
  3. ^ Hammers, Roslyn Lee (2021-03-30). The Imperial Patronage of Labor Genre Paintings in Eighteenth-Century China. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-33988-8.