Consort He (died 18 May 1836), of the

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and Q ...

Plain White Banner The Plain White Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, and Plain White Banner) dir ...

Hoifa Nara clan, was a consort of the

Daoguang Emperor The Daoguang Emperor (; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanxong of Qing, born Mianning, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigni ...

Life

Family background

Consort He's personal name was not recorded in history. She was a

Booi Aha Booi Aha (Manchu: (''booi niyalma'') for male, (''booi hehe'') for female; Chinese transliteration: 包衣阿哈) is a Manchu word literally meaning "household person", referring to hereditarily servile people in 17th-century Qing China. It ...

of the Plain White Banner by birth. * Father: Chengwen (), served as a fifth rank literary official ()

Jiaqing era

It is not known when Lady Hoifa Nara became a lady-in-waiting of Minning, the second son of the

Jiaqing Emperor The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, born Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from ...

. On 16 May 1808, she gave birth to his first son, Yiwei. In May 1808, she was elevated to his secondary consort.

Daoguang era

The Jiaqing Emperor died on 2 September 1820 and was succeeded by Minning, who was enthroned as the Daoguang Emperor. She resided in the Yanxi Palace. On 28 December 1822, Lady Hoifa Nara was granted the title "Concubine He". In December 1823, she was elevated to "Consort He". Even though her son Yiwei was the Daoguang Emperor's only son at some point, Consort He never rose above the rank of Consort. Five years after the death of Yiwei, she died on 18 May 1836 from kidney problems and was interred in the Mu Mausoleum of the

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Titles

* During the reign of the

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 ...

(r. 1735–1796) or the

(r. 1796–1820): ** Lady Hoifa Nara * During the reign of the

(r. 1796–1820): ** Lady-in-waiting () ** Secondary consort (; from May 1808) * During the reign of the

(r. 1820–1850): ** Concubine He (; from 28 December 1822), fifth rank consort ** Consort He (; from December 1823道光三年十一月), fourth rank consort

Issue

* As a lady-in-waiting: ** Yiwei (; 16 May 1808 – 23 May 1831), the Daoguang Emperor's first son

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:He, Consort 18th-century births 1836 deaths Consorts of the Daoguang Emperor Manchu people Year of birth unknown