father predecessor successor succession preedecessor death_date death_place burial_place house birth_date spouse issue image article_title name reign
jaisang empress xiaoduanwen borjigit , demoted empress empress xiaohuizhang empress xiaoqinxian empress the qing dynasty grand empress dowager of the qing dynasty consort of the qing dynasty empress dowager of empress wang 27 january 1688 beijing , china zhaoling mausoleum , shenyang , liaoning , china house aisin-gioro -lrb- by marriage -rrb- of borjigit -lrb- by birth -rrb- house of 28 march 1613 hong taiji kurun fulin princess yongmu kurun princess shuhui kurun princess duanxian imperial portrait of empress xiao zhuang wen.jpg empress dowager xiaozhuang
 empress xiaozhuangwen -lrb- 1662 1662 -- 1688 '' title granted posthumously '' -rrb- 1643 --
empress dowager xiaozhuang

empress dowager xiaozhuang , earlier known as empress xiaozhuangwen -lrb- manchu : `` hiyoošungga ambalinggū genggiyenšu hūwanghu '' ; 28 march 1613 -- 27 january 1688 -rrb- , was a concubine of the qing dynasty ruler hong taiji .
she was declared his spouse officially although she was not his first wife , becoming empress in 1636 .
her life after becoming the empress dowager is more well known historically .
she was the mother of hong taiji 's successor , the shunzhi emperor , and grandmother of shunzhi 's successor , kangxi emperor .
she wielded significant influence in the qing imperial court during the reign of her son and especially , during that of her grandson .
known for her wisdom and political insight , empress xiaozhuangwen is a respected figure in the history of the qing dynasty .
