Xiao Kang Zhang
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| Empress Xiao Kang Zhang | ||
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| Tongiya, the Ci He Imperial Dowager Empress | ||
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Empress Xiao Kang Zhang (Chinese: 孝康章皇后佟佳氏) 1640 - 1663 was the third Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the Shun Zhi Emperor of China.
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When Xiao Kang Zhang (of the Tongiya clan) entered the imperial court of the Shun Zhi Emperor, she was given the title "Consort Tong". Later, when she bore the emperor a male heir, Prince Xuan Ye (who later became the Kang Xi Emperor, she was elevated to the rank of "Honoured Consort". In 1661, when the Shunzhi Emperor died, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was given the title of the "Ci-He Dowager Empress" (Chinese: 慈和皇太后), because she was the biological mother to the new Kang Xi Emperor. Four months later, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang died of illness inside the Imperial palace, aged 24.
| Preceded by: Borjigit, the Empress Xiao Hui Zhang (Chinese: 孝惠章皇后博尔吉济特氏) |
Empress of China 1640 - 1663 |
Succeeded by: Dong-e, Empress Xiao Xian Zhuang (Chinese: 孝献庄皇后董鄂氏) |
