1. Empress Xiaoshengxian, of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor and mother of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor.
10 Facts About Empress Xiaoshengxian
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was honoured as Empress Dowager Chongqing during the reign of her son and posthumously honoured as empress, although she never held the rank of empress consort during her lifetime.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian died in 1777 and outlived many of her son's consorts.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was born to the upper class Niohuru clan in Beijing.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian followed them to watch the excitement, and the door guards let her in, thinking she was one of the candidates.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was then selected because of her regular features and tall figure.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was then sent to the prince's resident and received the title of "Gege".
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was not in the prince's good graces.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian nevertheless looked after him day and night, and he recovered from the illness after two months.
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Empress Xiaoshengxian was interred in a separate tomb in the Tai Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.