Imperial Concubine An

The Jiaqing Emperor was a monarch of the Qing Dynasty who reigned from 1796 to 1820. During his reign, he maintained a court with a total of 14 consorts, including two empresses, two imperial noble consorts, four consorts, and six concubines.

**Empresses:**

- *Empress Xiaoshurui* of the Hitara clan was born on October 2, 1760, and died on March 5, 1797.

- *Empress Xiaoherui* of the Niohuru clan was born on November 20, 1776, and died on January 23, 1850.

**Imperial Noble Consorts:**

- *Imperial Noble Consort Heyu* of the Liugiya clan was born on January 9, 1761, and died on April 27, 1834.

- *Imperial Noble Consort Gongshun* of the Niohuru clan was born on May 28, 1787, and died on April 23, 1860.

**Consorts:**

- *Consort Shu* (Wanyan clan) died in 1792. Her personal name is not recorded. She was granted the title "Consort Shu" posthumously in 1797. She was the daughter of Hafeng'a, a master commandant of light chariot, and had a sister who was a primary consort of Prince Zhuangxiang of the First Rank, Mianke. Lady Wanyan entered the prince’s residence in 1786 as a secondary consort and remained childless until her death. Her coffin was interred at Chang Mausoleum in the Western Qing tombs.

- *Consort Hua* and *Consort Xin* are mentioned without additional details.

**Concubines:**

- *Concubine Jian* (Guan clan) died on May 14, 1780. She was a booi aha of Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner Guan clan. Her father was Decheng, a baitangga. She married Yongyan, the 15th son of the Qianlong Emperor, and gave birth to a daughter on May 14, 1780, who died in 1783. Lady Guan died during labor. She was posthumously titled "Concubine Jian" on May 11, 1797, and was interred at the Chang Mausoleum.

- *Concubine Xun* (Shen clan), born on December 31, 1786, was a Han Chinese booi aha. Her father was Yonghe, a fellow attendant of the Grand Minister of Internal Affairs. She gave birth to a daughter, Princess Hui'an of the Second Rank, in 1786, who died in 1795. Lady Shen was posthumously granted the title "Concubine Xun." Her coffin was temporarily placed in Jinganzhuang Grieving Palace, and she was interred at the Chang Mausoleum.

- *Concubine Rong* is mentioned but without additional details.

- *Concubine Chun* (Donggiya clan) entered the Forbidden City in 1798 as Noble Lady Chun and was promoted to Concubine Chun in May 1801. She died on November 30, 1819, and remained childless.

- *Concubine En* is mentioned without further information.

- *Concubine An* (Güwalgiya clan) was born on March 1, 1785, and died on July 29, 1837. Her father, Anying, served as a second-class imperial guard and held the title of first-class Xinyong duke. Her paternal grandfather, Fuxing, served as a left censor and a general. She entered the Forbidden City after the 1821 triennial selection and was titled "Dowager Concubine An." She lived in the Eastern Longevity Palace and died in 1837, interred at the Chang Mausoleum.

Throughout his life, the Jiaqing Emperor's consorts played various roles within the Qing court, with some receiving posthumous titles and being interred in the Western Qing tombs.