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| Empress Gong Ren 孝恭仁皇后 |
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| Consort to | Kangxi Emperor |
| Posthumous name | 孝恭宣惠溫肅定裕慈純欽穆贊天承聖仁皇后 |
| Royal house | Qing Dynasty |
| Father | Uya Weiwu |
| Born | 1660 |
| Died | 1723 (aged 63) |
Empress Gong Ren, (Chinese: 孝恭仁皇后烏雅氏; Manchu: Hiyoošungga Gungnecuke Gosin Hūwanghu) (1660 - 1723). Empress 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.
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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: 德嬪). In 1681 Uya gave birth to another son. In 1682 she was granted the title of "Imperial Consort De" (Chinese: 德妃). In the next five years, Uya gave birth to three daughters. 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: 仁壽皇太后).
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 Weiwu (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 twelfth daughter (1686 - 1697).
- Prince Yin Ti (Chinese: 胤禵) (1688 - 1755).
References
- 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 Tunggiya, Empress Kang Zhang |
Empress Dowager of China 1722-1723 (as Dowager Empress) |
Succeeded by Niuhuru, Empress Sheng Xian |
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