Concubine Mao

Concubine Mao (懋嬪 宋氏; 1677 – October/November 1730) was a consort of the Yongzheng Emperor.

Life

Family background

Concubine Mao was a member of Han Chinese Song clan.

Father: Jinzhu (金柱), served as sixth rank literary official (主事, pinyin: zhushi)[1]

Kangxi era

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

In 1722, lady Song was conferred a title "Concubine Mao"[2] (懋嫔; "mao" meaning "exquisite"). Concubine Mao was described as kind-hearted person and competent supervisor.[3] 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.[4]

Titles

格格→懋嬪

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. 《清世宗實錄》.
  3. 《皇朝文典》/"The culture of imperial dynasty".
  4. 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.
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