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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 - 1663 was the third Empress of the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.
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Biography
When Lady Tongiya entered the imperial court of the Emperor Shunzhi, she was given the title Imperial Consort Tong. Later, when she bore the Emperor a male heir, Prince Xuan Ye (who later became the Kangxi Emperor, she was elevated to the rank of "Noble Consort". In 1661, when Emperor Shunzhi died, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was given the title of the "Cihe Dowager Empress" (Chinese: 慈和皇太后), because she was the biological mother to the new Kangxi Emperor. Four months later, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang died of illness inside the Imperial Palace, aged 23.
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)
See also
- Category:Qing Dynasty emperors
- Category:Qing Dynasty empresses
- Category:Qing Dynasty imperial consorts
Succession
| 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) |
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