Princess Wenzhuang
Gurun Princess Wenzhuang (固倫溫莊公主; 9 August 1625 – 1663), personal name Makata (馬喀塔),[1] was a princess of the Qing dynasty. She was a daughter of Hong Taiji born by his Mongol wife, Empress Xiaoduanwen.[2]
| Gurun Princess Wenzhuang 固倫溫莊公主 | |||||
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| Born | 9 August 1625 | ||||
| Died | 1663 (aged 37–38) | ||||
| Spouse | Ejei Khan (m.1636) Abunai (m.1645) | ||||
| Issue | Borni Lubuzung | ||||
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| House | Aisin Gioro (by birth) Chahar Borjigit (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Hong Taiji | ||||
| Mother | Empress Xiaoduanwen | ||||
| Princess Wenzhuang | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 固倫溫莊公主 | ||||||
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Life
Lady Makata born on 9 August 1625, her biological mother was the future Empress Xiaoduanwen, who at that time was only a primary consort of Hong Taiji.
On the 10th day of the first lunar month in the tenth year of Tiancong (1636), Makata married Ejei Khan, last khagan of Northern Yuan dynasty.[3] He was granted the title of First Rank Prince.[1] She remained childless during her first marriage. In the 5th of Chongde, Huang Taiji and his wives went hunting together with Princess Makata and her husband.
After her first husband death, she marriedAbunai, a younger brother of Ejei Khan, in 1645.[4] She gave birth to two sons during her second marriage, Borni (布尔尼)[5] and Lubuzung (罗布藏).[6]
In 1657, during the reign of Shunzhi, 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 Shunzhi reign, her title was renamed.She became Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank (固倫溫莊公主).[7]
Family
Parents:
- Father: Hong Taiji, Emperor Wen of the Aisin Gioro clan (皇太極 文皇帝 愛新覺羅氏)
- Mother: Empress Xiaoduanwen of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (孝端文皇后 博爾濟吉特氏)
Consort:
- Ejei Khan, of the Chahar Borjigin clan (額哲 察哈尔部氏; d. 1641)[8]
- Abunai, of the Chahar Borjigin clan (阿布奈 察哈尔部氏; d. 1675)
- Borni (布尔尼; 1654 – 1675 ),[5] Prince Chahar of the First Rank (察哈尔亲王), first son
- Lubuzung (罗布藏; d.1675), second son
Ancestry
| Giocangga (1526–1583) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taksi (1543–1583) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Yi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nurhaci (1559–1626) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Xuan (d. 1569) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Taiji (1592–1643) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taicu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yangginu (d. 1584) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Xiaocigao (1575–1603) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shunzhi Emperor (1638–1661) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Namusai | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manggusi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Xiaoduanwen (1599 – 1649) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gunbu | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- Hummel, Arthur W. (2018). Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period. pp. Pag.304. ISBN 9789004218017.
- Gurun was an imperial title used for daughters born by the primary wife of am emperor.
- Manwen Laodang (滿文老檔)·第十一函·第一册
- Journal of Asian History. O. Harrassowitz. 1978. pp. Pag 60.
- Louise Lux (1998). The Unsullied Dynasty & the Kʻang-hsi Emperor. Mark One Printing. pp. Pag 173.
- Qi Ziping. 駙馬列傳. 雲書bestbook.
- Zhao Erxun, Whu Shijian,Draft History of Qing, Vol.166: List of Qing Dynasty Princesses. (in Chinese)
- Michael Dillon (2016). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1317817154.