Empress Xiaojingxian

Empress Xiaojingxian
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Empress of the Qing Dynasty
Tenure	1722–1731
Predecessor	Empress Xiaoyiren
Successor	Empress Xiaoshengxian
Born	(1679-05-13)May 13, 1679
Died
Spouse	Yongzheng Emperor (m.1691)
Issue	Honghui, Prince Duan
Posthumous name Empress Xiaojing Gonghe Yishun Zhaohui Zhuangsu Ankang Zuotian Yisheng Xian (孝敬恭和懿順昭惠莊肅安康佐天翊聖憲皇后)
House	Ulanara (by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Mother	Lady Gioro

Empress Xiaojingxian
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孝敬憲皇后
Simplified Chinese	孝敬宪皇后
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiàojìngxiàn Huánghòu
Lady Ulanara
Traditional Chinese	烏喇那拉氏
Simplified Chinese	乌喇那拉氏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wūlānàlā Shì
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡥᡳᠶᠣᠣᡧᡠᠩᡤᠠ ᡝᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᡨᡝᠮᡤᡝᡨᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ
Romanization	hiyoošungga enggun temgetulehe hūwangheo

Empress Xiaojingxian (Manchu: Hiyoošungga Ginggun Temgetulehe Hūwanghu; died 1731) was an Empress of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Biography

Empress Xiaojingxian was born of the Manchu Ula (烏喇) clan, a subgroup of the Nara clan, therefore she is also known as Lady Ulanara. Her clan was under the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Feiyanggu (費揚古), an interior minister who served in the Kangxi Emperor's imperial court.

Lady Ulanara married the Kangxi Emperor's fourth surviving son, Yinzhen, in 1691. Six years later in 1697, she gave birth to Yinzhen's eldest son, Honghui (弘暉). In 1722 the Kangxi Emperor died and was succeeded by Yinzhen, who became known as the Yongzheng Emperor. As Yongzheng's primary spouse, Lady Ulanara was instated as Empress and placed in charge of the emperor's other concubines.

Lady Ulanara died in 1731 and was interred in the Tailing Mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs. The Yongzheng Emperor did not elevate any of his other spouses to the status of Empress after the death of Lady Ulanara.

Issue

• Honghui (弘暉; 1697–1704), the Yongzheng Emperor's eldest son, posthumously granted the title of Prince Duan of the First Rank (端親王) by the Qianlong Emperor

Posthumous title

Empress Xiaojingxian's full posthumous title is:

• Empress Xiaojinggongheyishunzhaohuizhuangsu'ankangzuotianyishengxian
  (孝敬恭和懿順昭惠莊肅安康佐天翊聖憲皇后)

See also

• Ranks of Imperial Consorts in China#Qing
• Qing Dynasty nobility

References

• Daily Life in the Forbidden City, Wan Yi, Wang Shuqing, Lu Yanzhen ISBN 0-670-81164-5

Succession

Chinese royalty
Preceded by Empress Xiaogongren	Empress of China 1722–1731	Succeeded by Empress Xiaoshengxian (actual living successor Empress Xiaoxianchun)