Concubine Yi (Qianlong) Explained

Concubine Yi
Death Date:1 November 1736
Death Place:Forbidden City, Beijing
Consort:yes
Posthumous Name:Concubine Yi
House:Huang (黄氏; by birth)
Aisin-Gioro (by marriage)
Father:Daimin
T:儀嬪
S:仪嫔
P:Yí Pín

Concubine Yi (? – 1 November 1736), of the Han Chinese Plain Yellow Banner, was a consort of Qianlong Emperor.

Life

Family background

Concubine Yi was a Han Chinese Booi Aha of Plain Yellow Banner. Her ancestral home was in Suzhou.

Yongzheng era

In 1727, Lady Huang entered Prince Bao's Mansion, the residence of Hongli, as a mistress. She was versed in embroidery, weaving and Confucian philosophy ("Rules of a Woman" and "The Principles of Self-Discipline").[1]

Qianlong era

After Hongli's ascension as the Qianlong Emperor, Lady Huang was granted the rank of concubine (嫔) and her family's status was raised from xinzheku (辛者庫) to booi aha. In October 1735, Lady Huang fell ill while Empress Fuca, Noble Consort Gao and other imperial consorts visited the Tiancun Funeral Palace.[2] Lady Huang died on 1 November 1736. She was posthumously honoured as "Concubine Yi" (仪嫔; "yi" meaning "righteous").[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 《內務府上諭檔》/ "Archives of the ministry of internal affairs".
  2. Book: 《宮內等處女子嬤嬤媽媽裡食肉底賬》/ "List of the palace servants taking part in imperial sacrificial rites".
  3. Book: 《皇朝文典》/ "The chronicles of current dynasty".