Gurun Princess Wenzhuang (固倫溫莊公主; 9 August 1625 – 1663), personal name Makata (馬喀塔), was a princess of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

. She was a daughter of

Hong Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...

born by his Mongol wife,

Empress Xiaoduanwen Jerjer (; translated as "lady"/"beauty"; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was seven years his junior. Jerjer was empress consort of Qing from 1636 until her husband's death ...

Life

Lady Makata born on 9 August 1625, her biological mother was the future

, who at that time was only a primary consort of

. On the 10th day of the first lunar month in the tenth year of Tiancong (1636), Makata married

Ejei Khan Erke Khongghor (; ), alternatively known as Ejei (; ; "Ejei" means "lord" in the Mongolian language), (?–1641) was the last khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, ruling briefly from 1634 to 1635. He was the son of Ligdan Khan. The Northern Yuan ...

, last khagan of

Northern Yuan dynasty The Northern Yuan was a dynastic state ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau. It existed as a rump state after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 and lasted until its conquest by the Jurchen people, Jurchen-led ...

Manwen Laodang ''Manwen Laodang'' ({{zh, t=滿文老檔) is a set of Manchu official documents of the Qing dynasty, compiled during the late Qianlong period based on '' Jiu Manzhou Dang''. Two editions It was difficult to understand Old Manchu, written in the s ...

(滿文老檔)·第十一函·第一册 He was granted the title of First Rank Prince. She remained childless during her first marriage. In the 5th of Chongde,

Huang Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin d ...

and his wives went hunting together with Princess Makata and her husband. After her first husband's death, she married

Abunai Abunai (阿布奈; 1635 – May 5, 1675), known as Prince Chahar of the First Rank (察哈尔亲王), was a Mongol prince of clan Borjigin, second son of Ligden Khan. He opposed Qing influence in his domain and was subsequently placed into house a ...

, a younger brother of

, in 1645. She gave birth to two sons during her second marriage, Borni (布尔尼) and Lubuzung (罗布藏). In 1657, during the reign of

Shunzhi The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizu of Qing, personal name Fulin, was the second emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper. Upon the deat ...

, she was granted the title of ''Princess of the First Rank'' (固倫長公主) . Two year later, she was named ''Imperial'' ''Princess Yongning of the First'' Rank (固倫永寧長公主). During the end of

reign, her title was renamed. She became ''Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank'' (固倫溫莊公主).

Family

''Parents:'' * ''Father'': Hong Taiji, Emperor Wen of the

Aisin Gioro clan The House of Aisin-Gioro is a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as chie ...

(皇太極文皇帝愛新覺羅氏) * ''Mother'': Jerjer, Empress Xiaoduanwen of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (孝端文皇后博爾濟吉特氏) ''Consort:'' * ''Prince Consort (驸马):''

, Prince Chahar of the First Rank (額哲察哈尔部氏; d. 1641) of the Chahar Borjigin clan * ''Prince Consort (驸马)'':

, Prince Chahar of the First Rank (阿布奈察哈尔部氏; d. 1675) of the Chahar Borjigin clan ** Borni (布尔尼; 1654 – 1675 ), Prince Chahar of the First Rank (察哈尔亲王), first son ** Lubuzung (罗布藏; d.1675), second son

Ancestry

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