Imperial Noble Consort Duanke

Imperial Noble Consort Duanke (端恪皇貴妃 佟佳氏; 3 December 1844 – 7 May 1910) was a consort of Xianfeng Emperor.

Life

Family background

Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was a member of a prominent Manchu Tunggiya clan. Her personal name wasn't recorded in history.

Father: Yuxiang（裕祥）, served as a leader of imperial guards (头等侍卫, pinyin: toudeng shi wei)

Daoguang era

Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was born on 3 December 1844 in Jinling (present day Nanjing).

Xianfeng era

Lady Tunggiya entered the Forbidden City in 1858 and was granted a title "Concubine Qi" (棋嫔)[1] at the age of 14. According to the poem "鸿称通用“ (”Swangoose sees through needs") of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "qi" means "fortune". Her residence in the Forbidden city was Palace of Celestial Favor (承乾宫， pinyin: chengqian gong).

Tongzhi era

In November 1861, Concubine Qi was promoted to "Consort Qi" (棋妃).[2] According to the medical records, lady Tunggiya suffered from depression and anemy in 1862. She moved to the Eastern Longevity palace as a concubine of former emperor. In December 1874, Conosrt Qi was promoted to "Noble Consort Qi".[3]

Guangxu era

In 1908, Noble Consort Qi was promoted to "Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Qi" (棋皇贵太妃) by Empress Dowager Cixi.

Xuantong era

In 1910, lady Tunggiya fell critically ill before the sacrificial ceremony performed in Jingshan eastern grieving palace. She was posthumously honoured as "Imperial Noble Consort Duanke" .[4] Her newly created golden insignia were presented in front of the coffin by he suggestion of the Ministry of Rites,[5] as it was done for Qianlong Emperor's Noble Consort Xin. In 1911, Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was interred in Ding Mausoleum in Eastern Qing tombs.

Titles

祺嬪..祺妃→祺貴妃→祺皇貴妃

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gollark: The UK's tried, but I assume they will fail horribly.
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References
  1. 向/ Xiang, 斯/Si (10 June 2018). "垂帘听政：慈禧真相"/"Hearing Politics: The Truth About Cixi". Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 9787020129164.
  2. 郭/郭, 松義/松义 (1993). 清朝典制: 淸帝列傳附册. Jilin: 吉林文史出版社. p. 532.
  3. 郭, 松义 (1993). 清朝典制: 淸帝列傳附册， book 3. 吉林文史出版社. p. 531.
  4. 周, 莎 (2008). 明清墓葬. 百花文艺出版社. p. 87.
  5. 內閣官報. 文海出版社. 1911. p. 59.
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