Empress Xiao Kang Zhang
Ban Chao
Yuan Chonghuan
King of Wu-Helv |
Empress Xiao Kang Zhang (1640-1663), from the clan of Tongiya, is the consort of Emperor Shunzhi and the mother of Emperor Kangxi. In the first of year of Emperor Shunzhi's reign, Lady Tongiya entered the palace and was given the title "Imperial Consort Tong". In 1661, after Emperor Shunzhi passed away, she was given the title of the "Cihe Dowager Empress" because she was the biological mother to the new Kangxi Emperor appointed by Empress Xiao Zhuang Wen. Four months later, she died of illness inside the Imperial Palace and was honored as the "Empress Xiao Kang Zhang". |
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- Palace of Great Benevolence (Jingren Palace)
- Completed in 1420 of Ming Dynasty, it is the living palace of consorts in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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- Posthumous Edict of Empress Xiao Kang Zhang
- The edict consists of ten pages made of white jade.
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- Royal Seal Inscribed with the Posthumous Title "Empress Xiao Kang Zhang"
- Emperor Shunzhi's wife Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was the mother of Emperor Kangxi.
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- Face of the Royal Seal Inscribed with "Empress Xiao Kang Zhang"
- Face of the Royal Seal Inscribed with "Empress Xiao Kang Zhang"
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- Royal Seal Inscribed with "Empress Xiao Kang Zhang"
- The Royal Seal is inscribed with characters in both Manchu and Chinese characters.
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