Concubine Shun (順嬪那拉氏; 28 February 1811 – 11 April 1868) was a consort of the

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Family background

Imperial Concubine Shun was a member of main lineage of the

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Life

Jiaqing era

Imperial Concubine Shun was born on 28 February 1811.

Daoguang era

Lady Nara entered the

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in 1824 at the age of 13 as “First Class Female Attendant Shun" (顺常在, "shun" meaning "delicate"). In October 1824, she was promoted to Noble Lady Shun (顺贵人). In 1829, she was demoted back to First Class Female Attendant and didn't recover her previous title during her husband's reign. Lady Nara remained childless during Daoguang era.

Xianfeng era

In 1851, Lady Nara was restored as "Dowager Noble Lady Shun". On 5 January 1861, she was rewarded together with Imperial Concubine Jia, Imperial Concubine Cheng,

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and other concubines of the previous emperor during the celebrations of

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. Noble Lady Shun left in the Forbidden city when

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fled with 5 dowager concubines to

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Tongzhi era

In 1861, Noble Lady Shun was promoted to the position of "Grand Dowager Imperial Concubine Shun". She died in 1868 and her coffin was interred at the Mu Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.

References

1811 births 1868 deaths Consorts of the Daoguang Emperor Qing dynasty imperial consorts