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| Empress Xiaoshengxian | |||||
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| Empress Dowager Chongqing | |||||
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| Empress dowager of the Qing dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 8 October 1735 – 2 March 1777 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Renshou | ||||
| Successor | Empress Dowager Gongci | ||||
| Born | 12 January 1692 (康熙三十年 十一月 二十五日) | ||||
| Died | 2 March 1777 (aged 85) (乾隆四十二年 正月 二十三日) Changchun Xianguan, Old Summer Palace | ||||
| Burial | Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs | ||||
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| Issue | Qianlong Emperor | ||||
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| House | Niohuru (鈕祜祿) | ||||
| Father | Lingzhu | ||||
| Mother | Lady Peng | ||||
| Empress Xiaoshengxian | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孝聖憲皇后 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孝圣宪皇后 | ||||||
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Empress Xiaoshengxian (12 January 1692 – 2 March 1777), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor and mother of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor. She was honoured as Empress Dowager Chongqing during the reign of her son and posthumously honoured as empress, although she never held the rank of empress consort during her lifetime.
When the empress seat was vacant after Empress Xiaojingxian of the Ulanara clan's death, she was placed in charge of the imperial harem as the highest ranked concubine in that time. The Qianlong Emperor held her in high regard and often consulted her for advice. She died in 1777 and outlived many of her son's consorts.