Empress XiaoGong

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled to prevent sock puppets of currently blocked or banned users from editing it. If you are prevented from editing this article, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account.

Empress Xiao Gong Ren
Uya, the Qing Dyasty Renshou Empress Dowager

Born	1660
Died	1723 (aged 63)
Consort	The Kangxi Emperor
Father	Lieutenant-Colonel Wei Wu

Empress Xiao Gong Ren, (Chinese: 孝恭仁皇后乌雅氏; Manchu: Hiyoošungga Gungnecuke Gosin Hūwanghu), (1660 - 1723). Xiao Gong Ren was the fourth Empress Consort of the Kangxi Emperor and daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Wei-wu (Chinese: 威武),of the Uya clan, of the Manchu yellow banner corps.

1 Biography
2 Family
3 Reference
4 Succession

Biography

In 1678 Uya gave birth to the Kangxi Emperor's fourth surviving son Yin Zhen (Chinese: 胤禛), the future Yongzheng Emperor. One year later she was granted the title of Imperial Concubine "De", meaning "virtuous" (Chinese: 德嫔). In 1681 Uya gave birth to another son. In 1682 she was granted the title of "Imperial Consort De" (Chinese: 德妃). The next five year Uya gave birth to three daughter and finally in 1688 she gave birth to her last son. When the Kangxi Emperor died in 1722, her son Yinzhen (Chinese: 胤禛) succeeded to the throne and, as the mother of the reigning emperor, she received the title the "Empress Dowager Renshou" (Chinese: 仁寿皇太后).

In 1723, one year after the death of her husband the Empress Dowager Renshou died of illness. She was 64 years old and was interred in the Jing Ling Mausoleum (Chinese: 葬景陵). She was given the posthumous title of Empress Xiao Gong Ren.

Family

Father: Lieutenant-Colonel Wei Wu (Chinese: 威武).
Husband: the Kangxi Emperor (1654 - 1722).
Children:

Prince Yinzhen (Chinese: 胤禛), the future Yongzheng Emperor. (1678 - 1735).
Prince Yin Zhuo (Chinese: 胤祚) (1680 - 1685).
Kang Xi's seventh daughter (1682).
Princess Wen Xian (Chinese: 固倫溫憲公主) (1683 - 1702).
Kang Xi's twelved daughter (1686 - 1697).
Prince Yin Ti (Chinese: 胤禵) (1688 - 1755).

Reference

Hummel, Arthur William, ed. Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912). 2 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943.

Succession

Preceded by Tongiya, the Empress Xiao Yi Ren (Chinese: 孝懿仁皇后佟佳氏)	Empress of China 1660 - 1723	Succeeded by Ulanala, the Empress Xiao Jing Xian (Chinese: 孝敬宪皇后乌喇纳拉氏)