Empress Xiaoshencheng
First empress consort of the Daoguang Emperor.
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Empress Xiaoshencheng (7 May 1792 – 16 June 1833) was the first empress consort of the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Born Lady Tunggiya on the 17th day of the fifth lunar month in the 57th year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, she married Minning (the future Daoguang Emperor) on 2 February 1809 as his second primary consort.
After Minning's enthronement in 1820, she was instated as Empress on 28 December 1822 and 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. Her personal name was not recorded in history.
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- Empress Xiaoshencheng's personal name was not recorded in history.
- She gave birth to the Daoguang Emperor's first daughter, Princess Duanmin of the First Rank, on 29 July 1813.
- Her father Sumingga served as Magistrate of Yong'an from 1771 to 1772 and Magistrate of Xin'an from 1776 to 1777.
- Her posthumous title was changed to Empress Xiaoshencheng on 26 October 1850, during the Xianfeng Emperor's reign.
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