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Empress Xiaoduanwen

Empress of Qing China from 1636 to 1643

Empress of Qing China from 1636 to 1643

FieldValue
nameEmpress Xiaoduanwen
titleEmpress of Qing
imageFile:《孝端文皇后朝服像》.jpg
successionEmpress of the Qing dynasty
reignAugust 1636 – 21 September 1643
reign-typeTenure
successorDeposed Empress Jing
predecessorEmpress Xiaoliewu (in Later Jin)
succession1Empress dowager of the Qing dynasty
reign121 September 1643 – 28 May 1649
reign-type1Tenure
predecessor1Empress Xiaoliewu (in Later Jin)
successor1Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
birth_nameBorjigit Jerjer
(博爾濟吉特·哲哲; )
birth_date
(萬曆二十七年 閏四月 八日)
death_date
(順治六年 四月 十八日)
death_placeForbidden City
burial_placeZhao Mausoleum
spouse
issuePrincess Wenzhuang of the First Rank
Princess Jingduan of the First Rank
Princess Yong'an of the First Rank
full nameBorjigit Jerjer (博爾濟吉特 哲哲)
posthumous nameEmpress Xiaoduan Zhengjing Renyi Zheshun Cixi Zhuangmin Futian Xiesheng Wen (孝端正敬仁懿哲順慈僖莊敏輔天協聖文皇后)
houseBorjigit (博爾濟吉特)
fatherManggusi
motherGunbu

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Jerjer (哲哲; translated as "lady"/"beauty"; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was seven years his junior. Jerjer was empress consort of Qing from 1636 until her husband's death in 1643, after which she was known as Empress dowager. She was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Xiaoduanwen.

Life

Family background

  • Father: Manggusi (莽古思), held the title of a first rank prince (親王)
    • Paternal grandfather: Namusai (納穆賽), held the title of a third rank prince (貝勒)
  • Mother: Gunbu (袞布)
  • One elder brother and one younger brother
  • Two younger sisters

Wanli era

Jerjer was born on the eighth day of the intercalary fourth lunar month in the 27th year of the reign of the Wanli Emperor, which translates to 31 May 1599 in the Gregorian calendar.

On 28 May 1614, Jerjer married Hong Taiji and became one of his multiple wives.

Tianming era

In 1623, Hong Taiji divorced his second primary consort, and elevated Jerjer to the position.

Lady Borjigit's niece, Bumbutai, the future Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, would marry Hong Taiji in March or April 1625.

Jerjer gave birth in 1625 to Hong Taiji's second daughter, Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank, on 2 August 1628 to his third daughter, Princess Jingduan of the First Rank, and on 7 October 1634 to his eighth daughter, Princess Yong'an of the First Rank.

Another niece, Harjol, the future primary consort Minhui, would marry Hong Taiji on 6 December 1634.

Chongde era

When Hong Taiji conferred titles on his five primary spouses in August 1636, he instated Jerjer as his empress.

Shunzhi era

Following Hong Taiji's death on 21 September 1643, Jerjer was honoured as "Mother Empress, Empress Dowager" by the Shunzhi Emperor, Hong Taiji's ninth son and successor. The emperor's birth mother, Bumbutai, was similarly honoured as "Holy Mother, Empress Dowager".

Jerjer died on 28 May 1649 and was interred in the Zhao Mausoleum. She was posthumously honoured with the title "Empress Xiaoduanwen".

Titles

ReignTitle & Date

Issue

NameTitlePersonal NameLifespanMarriage(s)
Princess Wenzhuang固倫溫莊公主Makata10 Sep 1625 – Apr/May 1663
Princess Jingduan固倫靖端公主—2 Aug 1628 – Jun/Jul 1686
Princess Yong'an固倫永安公主—7 Oct 1634 – Feb/Mar 1692

Notes

References

References

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