Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu | |||||
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Born | (咸豐七年 八月 三日) | 20 September 1857||||
Died | 14 April 1921 Forbidden City | (aged 63)||||
Burial | Hui Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs | ||||
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House | Arute (阿魯特; by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) |
Noble Consort Xun | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 恭肅皇貴妃 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 恭肃皇贵妃 | ||||||
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Noble Consort Xun (Chinese: 珣貴妃, 20 September 1857 – 14 April 1921), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Arute (阿鲁特) clan, posthumous name Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu, was a consort of the Tongzhi Emperor. She was one year his junior.
Noble Consort Xun's personal name was not recorded in history. Her family originally belonged to the Mongol Plain Blue Banner.
The future Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu was born on the third day of the eighth lunar month in the seventh year of the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor, which translates to 20 September 1857 in the Gregorian calendar.
In November 1872, Lady Arute entered the Forbidden City and was granted the title "Concubine Xun" by the Tongzhi Emperor. On 23 December 1874, she was elevated to "Consort Xun". Her residence in the Forbidden city was Palace of Great Benevolence.
The Tongzhi Emperor died on 12 January 1875 and was succeeded by his cousin Zaitian, who was enthroned as the Guangxu Emperor. On 29 May 1895, Lady Arute was elevated to "Noble Consort Xun".
The Guangxu Emperor died on 14 November 1908 and was succeeded by his nephew Puyi, who was enthroned as the Xuantong Emperor. On 18 November 1908, Lady Arute was elevated to "Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Xun". She moved to Chuxiu Palace (儲秀宮/储秀宫) in the western part of the Forbidden City.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912, Puyi and the imperial clan were allowed to retain their noble titles and continue living in the Forbidden City. On 12 March 1913, Puyi honoured Lady Arute with the title "Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Zhuanghe".
Lady Arute died of illness on 14 April 1921 and was posthumously honoured as "Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu". She was interred in the Hui Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs.