Concubine Mao

Concubine Mao (Chinese: 懋嬪; pinyin: Mào Pín; 1677 – October/November 1730), a member of the Han Chinese Song clan, was a consort of the Yongzheng Emperor.^[1]

Concubine Mao
Born	1677 (1677)
Died	October/November 1730 (aged 52–53) Forbidden City
Burial	Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouse	Yongzheng Emperor ​ (m. 1694)​
Issue	First daughter Third daughter
House	Song (宋; by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father	Jinzhu (金柱)

Concubine Mao
Traditional Chinese	懋嬪
Simplified Chinese	懋嬪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mào Pín

Life

Family background

Concubine Mao was a member of the Han Chinese Song clan.

• Father: Jinzhu (金柱), served as sixth rank literary official ([主事] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |pinyin= (help), pinyin: zhushi)^[2]

Kangxi era

The future Concubine Mao was born in 1677. In 1694, she entered a residence of Prince Yong of the First Rank, Yinzhen as a mistress. On 10 April 1694, she gave birth to first princess, who would die prematurely in May 1694. On 8 January 1707, she gave birth to third princess, who would die prematurely in February 1707.

Yongzheng era

The Kangxi Emperor died on 20 December 1722 and was succeeded by Yinzhen, who was enthroned as the Yongzheng Emperor. The same year, Lady Song was conferred the title "Concubine Mao"^[3] (懋嫔; "mao" meaning "exquisite"). She was described as kind-hearted person and competent supervisor.^[4] She remained childless during Yongzheng era and was never promoted. Concubine Mao died in November 1730. Her coffin was temporarily placed in Tiancun Immortal palace and later interred at Tai Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.^[5]

Titles

• During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
  • Lady Song (from 1677)
  • Mistress (from 1694)
• During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735):
  • Concubine Mao (懋嬪; from 1722), fifth rank consort

Issue

• As mistress:
  • First daughter (10 April 1694 – April/May 1694)
  • Third daughter (8 January 1707 – January/February 1707)

See also

• Ranks of imperial consorts in China § Qing
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

1. Liu, Qingzhu (2023-02-24). A History of Un-fractured Chinese Civilization in Archaeological Interpretation. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-19-3946-4.
2. Song, Dachuan; Xia, Lianbao (2007). 清代园寝制度研究/"Graves of the Descendants of Qing", book 1. 文物出版社. p. 270.
3. 《清世宗實錄》.
4. 《皇朝文典》/"The culture of imperial dynasty".
5. 兰/Lan, 泊/Po; Ning/宁, Zhe/著. "大清十三钗" / "13 beauties of Great Qing". 中国文史出版社.