Ulanara, the Step Empress
Qing Dynasty empress
Died when: 49 years 125 days (592 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Step Empress of the Nara clan (皇后 那拉氏; 11 March 1718 – 19 August 1766) was the wife and second empress consort of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor.
She was Empress consort of Qing from 1750 until her death in 1766.Originally a concubine, she was elevated to empress rank after Empress Xiaoxianchun's death in 1748.
In her role as empress consort, she accompanied the Qianlong Emperor on many trips, ancestral worship ceremonies, and hunts.Historical records give little information about her life, and even her appearance.
It’s suspected that was due to the Qianlong Emperor destroying all her records and portraits.Although never officially deposed, she lost her authority as chief of the imperial harem in 1765, believed to be because she cut her hair and this action was considered a grave faux pas according to Manchurian custom.
The Qianlong Emperor ordered that her four written edicts that bestowed her various imperial titles, as well as the accompanying gifts, be confiscated.
In addition, her maid workforce was reduced to two.
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