Consort Dun
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The Consort Dun (27 March 1746 - 1806) was a concubine of the Qianlong Emperor who ruled Qing China from 1735 till 1796. She was the mother of Qianlong's favorite daughter, Kurun Princess Hexiao (固伦和孝公主; Gùlún Héxiào Gōngzhǔ).
of origin. She was the daughter of the Governor General Sige , of the Manchu Plain White Banner, and was born during the eleventh year of Emperor Qianlong's reign on the sixth day of the third month.
Lady Wang entered the Forbidden City
aged 17 during the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign. During elections for the Emperor's harem she was chosen to stay and was given the title Female attendant Yong (永常在) (the third lowest rank of Emperor's wives). She was 36 years younger than the Qianlong Emperor
. In 1771 she was promoted to Worthy Lady (永贵人) and to Imperial Concubine with the title of Dun (惇嫔) in the same year.
In 1774 she became pregnant and was promoted to Consort. The following year she gave birth to Qianlong's tenth daughter, Kurun Princess Hexiao, in the Palace of Earthly Honor (翊坤宫). A custom was that concubines didn't raise their own children, Kurun Princess Hexiao was raised by Consort Rong instead.
Two years later, Lady Wang was restored to a Consort. She died during the eleventh year of Emperor Jiaqing's reign, aged 61, and was interred in the Yuling mausoleum for imperial concubines in Hebei
.
Biography
Consort Dun née Wang (汪氏) was ManchuManchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
of origin. She was the daughter of the Governor General Sige , of the Manchu Plain White Banner, and was born during the eleventh year of Emperor Qianlong's reign on the sixth day of the third month.
Lady Wang entered the Forbidden City
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum...
aged 17 during the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign. During elections for the Emperor's harem she was chosen to stay and was given the title Female attendant Yong (永常在) (the third lowest rank of Emperor's wives). She was 36 years younger than the Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
. In 1771 she was promoted to Worthy Lady (永贵人) and to Imperial Concubine with the title of Dun (惇嫔) in the same year.
In 1774 she became pregnant and was promoted to Consort. The following year she gave birth to Qianlong's tenth daughter, Kurun Princess Hexiao, in the Palace of Earthly Honor (翊坤宫). A custom was that concubines didn't raise their own children, Kurun Princess Hexiao was raised by Consort Rong instead.
Death of a servant maid
During the forty-third year (1778) of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Lady Wang was demoted to an Imperial Concubine because she had beaten a palace maid to death. Homicide was a grave offense under Qing law but Lady Wang's punishment was light. Like all personnel, she was exempt from the formal judiciary process and instead was judged by Qianlong himself. Besides her being demoted, Qianlong ordered her to give 100 ounces of silver to the victim's parents and pay half of the financial penalty levied on her eunuchs,whose salaries were suspended for one or two years.Two years later, Lady Wang was restored to a Consort. She died during the eleventh year of Emperor Jiaqing's reign, aged 61, and was interred in the Yuling mausoleum for imperial concubines in Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
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See also
- :Category:Qing Dynasty emperors
- :Category:Qing Dynasty empresses
- :Category:Qing Dynasty imperial consorts