Tunggiya, Empress Kang Zhang
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| Empress Xiao Kang Zhang | |
| Empress of China | |
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| Died | 1663 (aged 23) |
| Consort | The Shunzhi Emperor |
Empress Xiao Kang Zhang (Chinese: 孝康章皇后佟佳氏; Manchu: Hiyoošungga Nesuken Eldembuhe Hūwanghu) (1640 – March 20, 1663) was an Imperial Noble Consort during the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty in China. She was named Empress posthumously because her son Xuanye, which she bore from the Shunzhi emperor, had succeeded to the Qing throne in 1661.
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[edit] Biography
When Lady Tonggiya entered the imperial court of the Shunzhi Emperor, she was given the title "Imperial Consort Tong." She was elevated to the rank of "Noble Consort" in 1654 when she bore the Emperor a male heir, Prince Xuanye. When the Shunzhi Emperor died in 1661 and Xuanye was chosen to succeed to the imperial throne as the Kangxi Emperor, the Noble Consort was given the title of "Dowager Empress Cihe" (Chinese: 慈和皇太后) because she was the new Emperor's mother.
She died of an unknown illness on March 20, 1663 inside the Imperial Palace, at the age of 23. Although she had never been Empress during the reign of her husband the Shunzhi Emperor, she was given the posthumous title of Empress Xiaokang Zhang, by which she is still known today.
[edit] Posthumous title
Empress Tongiya's full posthumous title is:
- Empress Xiao Kang Ci He Zhuang Yi Gong Hui Chong Tian Yu Sheng
- (Chinese: 孝康慈和庄懿恭惠崇天育圣皇后)
[edit] See also
- Category:Qing Dynasty emperors
- Category:Qing Dynasty empresses
- Category:Qing Dynasty imperial consorts
[edit] Succession
| Chinese royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Borjigit, Empress Hui Zhang |
Empress Dowager of China 1661-1663 |
Succeeded by Uya, Empress Gong Ren |
| Preceded by Borjigit, Empress Hui Zhang |
Empress of China Posthumous |
Succeeded by Donggo, Empress Xian Rui (Heseri, Empress Cheng Ren actual living successor) |
