1. Empress Xiaoherui, of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor.
13 Facts About Empress Xiaoherui
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Empress Xiaoherui was empress consort of Qing from 1801 until her husband's death in 1820, after which she was honoured as Empress Dowager Gongci during the reign of her step-son, Mianning, the Daoguang Emperor.
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Empress Xiaoherui was the longest-serving empress consort in Qing history.
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The Jiaqing Emperor wanted to make the Imperial Noble Consort his new empress consort but had to wait until the mourning period for Empress Xiaoherui Xiaoshurui was over.
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The Empress Xiaoherui was put in charge of the upbringing of Minning, the Jiaqing Emperor's second son who was born to Empress Xiaoherui Xiaoshurui.
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Empress Xiaoherui took care of Minning and treated him well, and they shared a close and harmonious relationship.
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On 9 March 1805, The Empress Xiaoherui gave birth to the emperor's fourth son, Mianxin.
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The Empress Xiaoherui dowager proclaimed Minning the new emperor before an imperial edict was officially issued.
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Empress Xiaoherui ordered her servants to deliver the message to Minning, who was away in Chengde at the time.
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Empress Xiaoherui moved to the Forbidden City's Palace of Longevity and Health, which was traditionally a residence of the emperor's mother.
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Empress Xiaoherui first went to the Hall of Central Harmony, where he read a memorial for the Empress dowager to wish her well.
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Empress Xiaoherui then mounted a cart and rode through the right Wing Gate to the left Gate of Eternal Health, where he disembarked.
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Empress Xiaoherui was posthumously granted the title "Empress Xiaoherui", and was interred in a separate tomb near the Chang Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.