Imperial Noble Consort Duanke (simplified Chinese: 端恪皇贵妃; traditional Chinese: 端恪皇貴妃; pinyin: Duānkè huángguìfēi; 3 December 1844 – 7 May 1910), of the Manchu Tunggiya clan, was a consort of Xianfeng Emperor.
Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was a member of a prominent Manchu Tunggiya clan. Her personal name wasn't recorded in history.
Father: Yuxiang (裕祥), served as a leader of imperial guards (Chinese: 头等侍卫; pinyin: Tóuděng shìwèi).
Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was born on 3 December 1844 in Jinling (present day Nanjing).
Lady Tunggiya entered the Forbidden City in 1858 at the age of fourteen, and was granted the title "Concubine Qi" (棋嫔).[1] According to the poem "鸿称通用“ (”Swangoose sees through needs") of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "qi" means "fortune". Her residence in the Forbidden city was Palace of Celestial Favor (Chinese: 承乾宫; pinyin: Chéng gān gōng).
In November 1861, Concubine Qi was promoted to "Consort Qi" (棋妃).[2] According to the medical records, lady Tunggiya suffered from depression and anemia in 1862. She moved to the Eastern Longevity palace as a concubine of former emperor. In December 1874, Conosrt Qi was promoted to "Noble Consort Qi" (棋贵妃).[3]
In 1908, Noble Consort Qi was promoted to "Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Qi" (棋皇贵太妃) by Empress Dowager Cixi.[4]
In 1910, lady Tunggiya fell critically ill before the sacrificial ceremony performed in Jingshan eastern grieving palace. She died on 7 May 1910. She was posthumously honoured as "Imperial Noble Consort Duanke" (端恪皇貴妃).[5] Her newly created golden insignia were presented in front of the coffin by the suggestion of the Ministry of Rites,[6] as it was done for Qianlong Emperor's Noble Consort Xin. In 1911, Imperial Noble Consort Duanke was interred in Ding Mausoleum in Eastern Qing tombs.