Tunggiya, Empress Yi Ren

Infobox_Monarch | name =Empress Xiao Yi Ren
title =Empress of China


date of death =1689
spouse =Emperor Kangxi
father =Tong Guowei|

Empress Xiao Yi Ren ( _zh. 孝懿仁皇后佟佳氏; Manchu: Hiyoošungga Fujurangga Gosin Hūwanghu) (? - 24 August, 1689). Xiao Yi Ren was the third Empress Consort of the Kangxi Emperor. She was of the Tunggiya clan, and was the daughter of the minister of internal defence, Tong Guowei. Also, she was the niece of the Empress Xiao Kang Zhang.

Biography

At first, Tunggiya was given the title "Noble Consort Tong" ( _zh. 佟貴 妃). When Empress Xiao Zhao Ren died, Lady Tunggiya became head of the Imperial Household. During the twentieth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Tunggiya was given the title "Imperial Noble Consort". During the twenty-second year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1683), the Imperial Noble Consort Tong gave birth to a daughter, whom died within a month. In 1689, Tunggiya became seriously ill and Emperor Kangxi promoted her to the rank of Empress Consort. She died one day later. Tungiya was given the posthumous title of "Empress Xiao Yi Ren" after her death, and she was interred in the Jing Ling Mausoleum.

Posthumous title

Empress Tongiya's full posthumous title is:
*"Empress Xiao Yi Wen Cheng Duan Ren Xian Mu He Luo Ci Hui Feng Tian Zuo Sheng Ren"
*Chinese: 孝懿温诚端仁宪穆和恪慈惠奉天佐圣仁皇后

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