Empress Xiaoshencheng

Consort of the Daoguang Emperor (1792–1833)

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Empress Xiaoshencheng

Empress Xiaoshencheng in ceremonial dress

Empress consort of the Qing dynasty
Tenure| 28 December 1822 – 16 June 1833
Predecessor| Empress Xiaoherui
Successor| Empress Xiaoquancheng

Born| (1792-05-07)7 May 1792
(乾隆五十七年 五月 十七日)
Died| 16 June 1833(1833-06-16) (aged 41)
(道光十三年 四月 二十九日)
Forbidden City
Burial|

Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs

Spouse|

Daoguang Emperor

(m. 1809⁠-⁠1833)​

Issue| Princess Duanmin of the First Rank
| Posthumous name

Empress Xiaoshen Minsu Zheshun Heyi Chenghui Dunke Xitian Yisheng Cheng (孝慎敏肅哲順和懿誠惠敦恪熙天詒聖成皇后)
House| Tunggiya (佟佳)
Father| Shuming'a (舒明阿)
Empress Xiaoshencheng

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 孝慎成皇后
Simplified Chinese| 孝慎成皇后
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Xiàoshènchéng Huánghòu
Manchu name
Manchu script| ᡥᡳᠶᠣᠣᡧᡠᠩᡤᠠ
ᠣᠯᡥᠣᠪᠠ
ᡧᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ
Romanization| hiyoošungga olhoba šanggan hūwangheo

Empress Xiaoshencheng (7 May 1792 – 16 June 1833), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Tunggiya clan, was a posthumous name bestowed on the wife and first empress consort of Mianning, the Daoguang Emperor. She was empress consort of Qing from 1822 until her death in 1833.

## Life[edit]

### Family background[edit]

Empress Xiaoshencheng's personal name was not recorded in history.

* Father: Shuming'a (舒明阿), served as the Magistrate of Yong'an from 1771 to 1772 and the Magistrate of Xin'an from 1776 to 1777, and held the title of a first class duke (一等公)

### Qianlong era[edit]

The future Empress Xiaoshencheng was born on the 17th day of the fifth lunar month in the 57th year of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, which translates to 5 July 1792 in the Gregorian calendar.

### Jiaqing era[edit]

On 2 February 1809, Lady Tunggiya married Minning, the second son of the Jiaqing Emperor, and became his second primary consort. On 29 July 1813, she gave birth to his first daughter, Princess Duanmin of the First Rank, who would die prematurely on 7 December 1819.

### Daoguang era[edit]

The Jiaqing Emperor died on 2 September 1820 and was succeeded by Minning, who was enthroned as the Daoguang Emperor. On 28 December 1822, Lady Tunggiya, as the emperor's primary consort, was instated as Empress. As Empress, Lady Tunggiya was placed in charge of the emperor's harem. She died on 16 June 1833 and was interred in the Mu Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.

## Titles[edit]

* During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796):
* Lady Tunggiya (from 5 July 1792)
* During the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820):
* Primary consort (嫡福晉; from 2 February 1809[1])
* During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (r. 1820–1850):
* Empress (皇后; from 28 December 1822[2])
* Empress Xiaoshen (孝慎皇后; from 7 September 1833[3])
* During the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (r. 1850–1861):
* Empress Xiaoshencheng (孝慎成皇后; from 26 October 1850[4])

## Issue[edit]

* As primary consort:
* Princess Duanmin of the First Rank (端憫固倫公主; 29 July 1813 – 7 December 1819), the Daoguang Emperor's first daughter

## Gallery[edit]

* In daily dress

* In daily dress

## In fiction and popular culture[edit]

* Portrayed by Wong Man-ching in The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty (1988)
* Portrayed by Myolie Wu in Curse of the Royal Harem (2011)

## See also[edit]

* Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing
* Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 嘉慶十三年 十二月 十八日
2. ^ 道光二年 十一月 十六日
3. ^ 道光十三年 七月 二十四日
4. ^ 道光三十年 九月 二十二日

## References[edit]

* Wan, Yi; Shuqing, Wang; Yanzhen, Lu; Scott, Rosemary E. (1988). Daily Life in the Forbidden City: The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 (Illustrated ed.). Viking. ISBN 0670811645.
* Wei, Betty Peh-T'i (2006). Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849: The Life and Work of a Major Scholar-Official in Nineteenth-Century China Before the Opium War. Hong Kong University Press. p. 272\. ISBN 962-209-785-5.
* Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese).

Empress Xiaoshencheng

Tunggiya Clan (1636–1912)

Died: 1833

Chinese royalty
Preceded by

Empress Xiaoherui
of the Niohuru clan

|  Empress consort of China
28 December 1822 – 16 June 1833  | Succeeded by

Empress Xiaoquancheng
of the Niohuru clan

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Empresses of the Qing dynasty

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* Empress Xiaoduanwen
* Erdeni Bumba
* Empress Xiaohuizhang
* Empress Xiaochengren
* Empress Xiaozhaoren
* Empress Xiaoyiren
* Empress Xiaojingxian
* Empress Xiaoxianchun
* Empress Nara
* Empress Xiaoshurui
* Empress Xiaoherui
* Empress Xiaoshencheng
* Empress Xiaoquancheng
* Empress Xiaozhenxian
* Empress Xiaozheyi
* Empress Xiaodingjing
* Empress Xiaokemin (Manchukuo)

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* Empress Xiaoduanwen
* Empress Dowager Zhaosheng
* Empress Dowager Renxian
* Empress Dowager Cihe
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* Empress Dowager Gongci
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Grand empresses dowager

* Grand Empress Dowager Zhaosheng
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Posthumous empresses

* Empress Xiaoliewu
* Empress Xiaocigao
* Empress Xiaoxianzhang
* Empress Xiaoyichun
* Empress Xiaomucheng
* Empress Xiaodexian

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