Consort Yi (

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: 宜妃; 1660 – 2 October 1733) of the

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Gorolo clan, was a concubine of the

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. She was 6 years his junior.

Life

Family background

Consort Yi's personal name was Nalanzhu (

: 納蘭珠,

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: ''Nà lán zhū'') .She was a Booi Aha of the Plain Yellow Banner by birth.Her family was later a part of

. * Father: Sanguanbao (三官保), served as third rank literary official (侍郎) ** Paternal grandfather: Antamu (安塔穆) * Nine brothers ** Daobao (道保), served as second rank military official (副都统) ** Duopuku (多普库), served as fourth rank military official (左领) ** Tepuku (特普库),served as fourth rank military official (左领) ** Epuku (鄂普库), served as fifth rank literary official (郎中) ** Tapuku (他普库) ** Jinengte (及能特) * Sister: ** Buyinzhu (

: 布音珠 ,

: ''Bù yīn zhū''), Noble Lady (貴人) of the Gorolo clan (郭絡羅氏), Kangxi's concubine and the mother of Princess Kejing and Yinju.

Kangxi era

Lady Gorolo entered the

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in 1677 and became a lady-in-waiting.In August of the same year, Lady Gorolo was favoured by Kangxi and became a part of his harem with rank of ''Concubine Yi''. On 5 January 1680, Concubine Yi gave birth to the emperor's 5th son Yinqi. In December 1681, Noble Consor Tong was elevated to ''Imperial Noble Consort (

: 皇貴妃;''

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: huángguìfēi), furthermore

Concubine Rong Concubine Rong, of the Irgen Gioro clan (容嬪 / 容嫔, 伊爾根覺羅氏 / 伊尔根觉罗氏; 6 July 1837 – 21 June 1869) was a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor. Life Family background Concubine Rong was a booi hehe of Bordered Yellow B ...

, Concubine Yi , Concubine Hui and Concubine De were elevated to the rank of ''Consort''.《清實錄·清聖祖實錄·卷之九十九》：康熙二十年。辛酉。十二月......○命大學士勒德洪、持節進封貴妃佟氏、為皇貴妃......○命大學士李霨、持節進封惠嬪納喇氏。為惠妃。冊文曰、朕惟治本齊家、茂衍六宮之慶。職宜佐內、備資四德之賢。恪恭久效於閨闈。升序用光以綸綍。諮爾惠嬪納喇氏。柔嘉成性。淑慎持躬。動諧珩佩之和、克嫻於禮。敬凜夙宵之節、靡懈於勤。茲仰承太皇太后慈諭、以冊印、進封爾為惠妃。爾其祗膺晉秩、副象服之有加。懋贊坤儀、迓鴻庥之方至。欽哉。尚書吳正治、持節進封宜嬪郭羅洛氏、為宜妃 On 17 October 1683, Consort Yi gave birth to the emperor's 9th son

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.On 8 June 1685, Consort Yi gave birth to 11th prince Yinzi, her last child, who would die prematurely on 22 August 1696. On 20 August 1699, Concubine Min died and Consort Yi took care of Princess Wenke of the Second Rank. She also raised Princess Kejing, her sister's daughter and Kangxi's 6th daughter.

Yongzheng era

The

published an edict during his lifetime that after his death, the princes could bring their elderly mothers to live in their homes, but they still had to go to the palace every month to greet Emperor Yongzheng in person and meet the empress. Therefore, Consort Yi moved to her son, Prince Heng, Yinqi's mansion in June of the first year of Yongzheng. On October 2nd in the eleventh year of Yongzheng (1783), Connsort Yi died in Prince Heng's Mansion. Later, in 1786 she was buried in the Jing Mausoleum,

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Title

* During the reign of the

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(r. 1643–1661) ** Lady Gorolo (郭絡羅氏; from 1660) * During the reign of the

(r. 1661–1722) ** Court Lady (宮女; from 1677) ** Concubine Yi (宜嬪 ; from August 1677) ** Consort Yi (宜妃; from December 1681)

Issue

As Concubine Yi: *

Yunki Yunqi (, ; 5 January 1680 – 10 July 1732), born Yinqi and formally known as Prince Heng of the First Rank, was an imperial prince of the Manchu ruled Qing dynasty. He was the fifth son of the Kangxi Emperor who survived to adulthood. Life ...

, Prince Hengwen of the First Rank (恆溫親王允祺; 5 January 1680 – 10 July 1732), The emperor's 5th son As Consort Yi: *

, Prince of the Fourth Rank (貝子允禟; 17 October 1683 – 22 September 1726), the emperor's 9th son * ''Yinzi (胤禌; 8 June 1685 – 22 August 1696), The emperor's 11th son''

References

* "Manuscripts of Qing History · Biography I · Empresses" {{DEFAULTSORT:Consort Yu 1733 deaths 1660 births Manchu people 17th-century Chinese women 17th-century Chinese people Consorts of the Kangxi Emperor