Consort Hua Explained

Consort Hua
Birth Name:Hougiya Liuniu
Birth Place:Shenyang
Death Date:3 August 1804
Death Place:Forbidden City
Burial Place:Chang Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Issue:Sixth daughter
House:Hougiya (by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father:Taozhu
T:華妃
S:华妃
P:Huá Fēi

Consort Hua (; died 3 August 1804), of the Han Chinese Hougiya clan belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner, was a consort of Jiaqing Emperor.

Life

Family background

Consort Hua was a booi of Han Chinese Hougiya clan belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner. Her personal name was Liuniu (Chinese: 六妞). Her ancestral home was located in Shenyang.

Father: Taozhu, a Minister of Imperial Stables

One elder sister: Wife of grace general Fuming'a (福明阿) from the Prince Keqin peerage.[2]

Qianlong era

It is not known when Lady Hougiya entered the residence of Prince Jia of the First Rank as a servant and was promoted to concubine . On 2 August 1789, she gave birth to Jiaqing Emperor's 6th daughter who would die prematurely in 1790.

Jiaqing era

On 22 January 1796, Lady Hougiya was granted a title "Concubine Ying" (莹嫔, "ying" meaning "luster of gems") comparing her beauty to the reflection of gemstones.[3] On January 1797, she attended court session conducted by Empress Xiaoshurui together with all consorts of the Jiaqing Emperor.[4] In 1801, Concubine Ying was promoted to "Consort Hua" (华妃).[5] That year, a secretary of Inner Court Jilun wrote two poems about the promotion of Consort Hua.[6] According to "Swangoose sees through needs", "hua" means "elegant and beautiful", while "ying" means "sparkling like gemstones". Hougiya Liuniu died on 3 August 1804. Her coffin was temporarily placed at the Antian Grieving Palace and later interred in Chang Mausoleum in Western Qing tombs.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 《欽定八旗滿州氏族通譜》. 78.
  2. Book: "Genealogy of the Aisin Gioro clan".
  3. Web site: Jiaqing ReignThe Palace Museum. 2020-07-19. en.dpm.org.cn.
  4. Book: 《敬事房禮儀檔》/"Archives of the Rites". 1797.
  5. Web site: Jiaqing ReignThe Palace Museum. 2020-07-19. en.dpm.org.cn.
  6. Book: 《清實錄·嘉慶朝實錄》之八十二.