Noble Consort Yijing

Abaga Borjigit Namjung
博爾濟吉特娜木鐘
Noble Consort Yijing
懿靖貴妃
Primary Consort of the Northern Yuan Dynasty
Reign17th century – 1634
BornAbaga Borjigit Namjung
17th Century
Mongolia
Died1674
Forbidden City, Beijing, Qing dynasty
Burial
SpouseLigdan Khan (m. before 1634)
Hong Taiji (m.1635)
IssueAbunai
Shuchai
Princess Duanshun of the First Rank
Bomubogor
Posthumous name
Noble Consort Yijing
懿靖貴妃
HouseAbaga Borjigit (by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
FatherPrince Abagai of the Second Rank
MotherUnknown

Lady Namjung (Chinese: 娜木鐘, Manchu: ᠨᠠᠮ ᠵᡠᠩ; died 1674) of the Abaga Borjigit clan, formally known as Noble Consort Yijing (懿靖貴妃), was the consort of Ligdan Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, after his death became an imperial concubine of Emperor Hong Taiji of the Qing dynasty.

Life

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Her personal name was Namjung (娜木鐘).

Family background

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Noble Consort Yijing's family was prestigious. She was a Mongol woman from the Abaga Borjigit clan (博爾濟吉特氏) from the Inner Mongolia region. Her father was Prince Abagai of the Second Rank (阿霸垓郡王). She had two sisters: one of them married Sereng Erdeni (塞冷額爾德尼), and the other, whose personal name was Ahai (阿海), married Chechen han Sholei (碩壘).

Ligden Khan Era

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It is unknown when she became a consort of Ligden Khan, Khagan of Northern Yuan dynasty. She was granted the title of Primary Consort Duoluo, later changed to Primary Consort Nangnang (囊囊福晉). Her husband died in 1634 and one year later, in 1635, she gave birth to his son named Abunai (阿布奈). It is possible that she also had a daughter as there is another record of her raising a Mongolian woman after she became one of the wives of Hong Taiji.[1][2]

Chongde Era

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After Ligden Khan died, Hong Taiji married Lady Namjung and Lady Batmadzoo as his concubines. Her residence was Linzhi Palace (麟趾宮), located in the west side of Qingning Palace (宮清寧宮) of the Shenyang Imperial Palace[3][4] Lady Namjung was conferred the title of Noble Consort. On 30 April 1636, she gave birth to the 11th daughter of Hong Taiji, Princess Duanshun of the First Rank. Later, she gave birth Bomubogor on 20 January 1642.

Abaga Borjigit Namjung died in 1674 and was awarded the title of Noble Consort Yijing. She was buried in the Zhaoling garden (清昭陵).[1]

Titles

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  • During the reign of the Buyan Sechen Khan (1592–1604):
    • Lady Abaga Borjigit (博爾濟吉特氏)
  • During the reign of the Ligden Khutugtu Khan (r.1604–1634):
    • Primary Consort Duoluo (多羅多羅大福晉)
    • Primary Consort Nangnang (囊囊福晉)
  • During the reign of Hong Taiji (r. 1636 – 1643):
    • Noble Consort (貴妃, from 1636)
    • Noble Consort Yijing (懿靖貴妃, from 1674)[5]

Issue

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  • As Primary Consor Nangnang:
    • Shuchai (淑侪), Ligden Khan's possible daughter
    • Abunai (阿布奈; 1635 – 1675), Prince Chahar of the First Rank (察哈尔亲王), Ligden Khan's second son
  • As Noble Consort:
    • Princess Duanshun of the First Rank (固倫端順公主; 30 April 1636 – July/August 1650), Hong Taiji's 11th daughter[6]
    • Bomubogor, Prince Xiangzhao of the First Rank (襄昭親王 博穆博果爾; 20 January 1642 – 22 August 1656), Hong Taiji's 11th son

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Draft History of Qing, Vol.214, Biogrqphy I
  2. ^ 范炯主编 (2018). 伟人的困惑:治国者卷 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7205091880.
  3. ^ 颜延瑞 (2010). 孝庄皇太后.血泪清宁宫 (in Chinese). Vol. 1. Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7205067359.
  4. ^ 周麗霞 (2017). 壯麗皇宮:三大故宮的建築壯景 (in Chinese). 崧博出版事業有限公司.
  5. ^ 丁燕石 (2004). 這一朝,興也太后亡也太后. 遠流牛牛. ISBN 9573251612.
  6. ^ 駙馬列傳 (in Chinese). 右灰文化傳播有限公司. 2017. p. 44.