Empress Ma (Jianwen)
Empress Xiaominrang (孝愍讓皇后; 1378–1402), of the Ma clan, was the empress consort to Jianwen Emperor and the second empress consort of China's Ming dynasty.[1]
| Empress Xiaominrang 孝愍讓皇后 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1398–1402 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Xiaocigao | ||||
| Successor | Empress Renxiaowen | ||||
| Huang Taisunfei of the Ming dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1395–1398 | ||||
| Born | 1378 Yingtian, Nanjing | ||||
| Died | 1402 (aged 23–24) | ||||
| Spouse | Jianwen Emperor | ||||
| Issue | Zhu Wenkui Zhu Wengui | ||||
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Family background
Born in 1378, Ma was the daughter of an official from the town of Yingtian in modern Nanjing named Ma Quan (馬全). She married Zhu Yunwen, grandson of the Hongwu Emperor, and was proclaimed Crown Princess (Chinese: 皇太孙妃; pinyin: Huáng Tàisūnfēi) in 1395.[2]
As empress
Zhu Yunmen ascended the throne in 1398 and Ma was instated as the empress consort in the second month of his reign.[3] She had two sons, Zhu Wenkui, Crown Prince Hejian and Zhu Wengui, Prince Huai of Run, both posthumously honored.
References
Citations
- "Ma (3) – (c1377 – 1395): Chinese empress consort". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- Zhang (1739), Historical Biography 1
- Zhang (1739), Historical Biography 1
- Zhang (1739), Historical Biography 1
Sources
- Works cited
- Zhang Tingyu; et al. (1739). 《明史》 [History of Ming] (in Chinese). Volume 113: Biographies I (Empresses and Consorts).
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