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| Empress Xiao Kang Zhang | ||
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| Tongiya, the Qing Dynasty Cihe Empress Dowager | ||
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| Died | 1663 (aged 23) | |
| Consort | The Shunzhi Emperor | |
Empress Xiao Kang Zhang (Chinese: 孝康章皇后佟佳氏) 1640 - 1663 was the third Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the Shun Zhi Emperor of China.
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Biography
When Lady Tongiya entered the imperial court of the Shun Zhi Emperor, she was given the title Imperial Consort Tong. Later, when she bore the Emperor a male heir, Prince Xuan Ye (who later became the Kang Xi Emperor, she was elevated to the rank of "Noble Consort". In 1661, when the Shunzhi Emperor died, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was given the title of the "Cihe Dowager Empress" (Chinese: 慈和皇太后), because she was the biological mother to the new Kang Xi Emperor. Four months later, Empress Xiao Kang Zhang died of illness inside the Imperial Palace, aged 23.
Posthumous title
Empress Tongiya's full posthumous title is:
- Empress Xiao Kang Ci He Zhuang Yi Gong Hui Chong Tian Yu Sheng
- (Chinese: 孝康慈和庄懿恭惠崇天育圣皇后)
See also
- Category:Qing Dynasty emperors
- Category:Qing Dynasty empresses
- Category:Qing Dynasty imperial consorts
Succession
| Preceded by Borjigit, the Empress Xiao Hui Zhang (Chinese: 孝惠章皇后博尔吉济特氏) |
Empress of China 1640 - 1663 |
Succeeded by Dong-e, Empress Xiao Xian Zhuang (Chinese: 孝献庄皇后董鄂氏) |