Noble Lady Shun

Noble Lady Shun
Portrait of Noble Lady Shun
Born	1748
Died	1788 (aged 39–40)
Spouse	Qianlong Emperor ​ ​ (m. 1766⁠–⁠1788)​
House	Niohuru (by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father	Aibida

Noble Lady Shun (1748 – 1788), of the Manchu Niuhuru clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.^[1]

Life[]

Family background[]

Noble Lady Shun was born of the Manchu Niuhuru clan. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Aibida (愛必達), a Governor-General (總督) and grandson of Ebilun.

Qianlong era[]

Lady Niuhuru was born in 1748 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. She entered the Forbidden City in 1766 and became a concubine of the emperor and was granted the rank of "Noble Lady Chang" (常貴人).

In 1768 Lady Niuhuru was promoted to "Concubine Shun" (順嬪). In 1776 she was elevated to the status of "Consort Shun" (順妃). The promotion ceremony was set to be held in the following year but was delayed by two years because of the death of the Qianlong Emperor's mother Empress Dowager Chongqing in 1777.

In 1788 Lady Niuhuru was demoted from the rank of Consort Shun to "Noble Lady Shun" (順貴人) for unknown reasons. She died in the same year and was interred in the Yuling Mausoleum for imperial consorts in the Eastern Qing Tombs.

Titles[]

• During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796):
  • Lady Niuhuru (from 1748)
  • Noble Lady Chang (常貴人; from 1766), sixth rank consort
  • Concubine Shun (順嬪; from 1768), fifth rank consort
  • Consort Shun (順妃; from 1776), fourth rank consort
  • Noble Lady Shun (順貴人; from 1788), sixth rank consort

In popular Culture[]

• Portrayed by Jenny Zhang in 2018 Chinese TV series Story of Yanxi Palace.

See also[]

• Ranks of Imperial Consorts in China#Qing
• Qing Dynasty nobility

References[]