Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing
| Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing | |
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| Born | 1837 |
| Died | 1890 (aged 52–53) |
| Spouse | Xianfeng Emperor |
| Issue | Gurun Princess Rong'an |
| House | Tatara (by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) |
| Father | Qinghai |
| Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 莊靜皇貴妃 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 庄静皇贵妃 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhuāngjìng Huángguìfēi |
Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing (1837–1890) was a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing was born in the Manchu Tatara (他他拉) clan. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Qinghai (慶海), a zhushi (主事; a type of official post). Born in 1837, she entered the Forbidden City in 1850 during the auditions for the Xianfeng Emperor's consorts. Lady Tatara was shortlisted as a candidate and given the rank of Noble Lady under the title "Noble Lady Li" (麗貴人) in 1852. Two years later, she was promoted to "Imperial Concubine Li" (麗嬪). During her time as a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor, she was said to be the most beautiful woman in the Imperial City and was bestowed with a natural grace and allure. Written descriptions about the beauty of Lady Tatara are among the most illustrious and elaborate of Qing dynasty historical texts; they somewhat differ from the passive mentions of beauty and virtue in descriptions of other Qing dynasty imperial consorts and better resemble vivid descriptions of beauties in the historical records of earlier Han Chinese-led dynasties.
In 1855, Lady Tatara gave birth to the Xianfeng Emperor's only daughter, who is known by her title "Gurun Princess Rong'an". Due to the emperor's intense and near monopolic love for her, their daughter was made a Gurun Princess against tradition. According to Qing dynasty imperial regulations, only the daughters of empresses were qualified to be Gurun Princesses; all other daughters of the emperor were to be Heshuo Princesses. During the princess's "three baths" (洗三) ceremony, Lady Tatara was promoted to "Consort Li" (麗妃). It is said that Lady Tatara was the Xianfeng Emperor's favourite and most charming consort, and that he spent most of his nights with her. On the other hand, Lady Yehenara, another of the emperor's consorts, only caught the emperor's attention during and after Lady Tatara's pregnancy. This was because the emperor was not allowed to have sex with Lady Tatara in the 100 days after she gave birth.
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