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why does Daoguang Emperor demote his concubines often?

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in the Qing Dynasty, Daoguang is a different existence

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he has a bad temper and often demotes his concubines

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Noble Consort Tong, Šumuru is the victim

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she is demoted from Consort Tong to Noble Lady Tong

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if the concubines in the harem lose the favor of the emperor and are demoted, it is hard for them to regain their power

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she is Noble Lady Mu when she enters the palace but she offends Daoguang and is demoted to First Attendant

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But luckily, she regains favor and becomes the Noble Lady again

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then she is promoted to Noble Consort

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After Daoguang's death

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his successor still gives her honor

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her grandsons and great-grandchildren are emperors

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she is the real winner

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she is Uya, Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun

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she enters the palace at the age of 15

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and gives birth to 5 children in 8 years

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she is much loved by the emperor

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she was born in 1822

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she is from the same clan as Yongzheng's biological mother, Empress Xiaogongren

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her family used to be prominent before

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but the family has lost the power to the generation of her father

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but he has a good daughter

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in 1837

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15-year-old Uya is given the title of Noble Lady Lin by Daoguang

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it is a good start

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but she is demoted to Attendant Xiu soon

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But after two years, she is once again favored by Daoguang

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she is promoted to Noble Lady Lin again

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Since then, she has been much favored by the emperor

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Uya becomes very cautious since the demotion

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she is at her best age

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So Daoguang loves her

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1 year later, Uya is pregnant

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Daoguang promotes her to Noble Lady Lin

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she is promoted already before she gives birth

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we can tell she is much favored

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she gives birth to her first kid, the seventh prince

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he is Yixuan, the later Chunqin Lord

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two months after giving birth

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she is promoted to Consort Lin

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she is promoted 3 times in a year

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it is rare in the whole Qing dynasty

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she gives birth to 3 kids then

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she has 4 kids in 8 years

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and one died die prematurely

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all the kids born in Daoguang's later years are all her kids

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In the 25th year of Daoguang's reign, Uya gives birth to the ninth prince, Yihui and is promoted to Noble Consort Lin soon

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she is 23 years old

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8 years in the palace

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from Lady Uya to Noble Consort Lin

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and gives birth to three sons and a daughter

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she is promoted in such a short time and gives birth to so many kids.

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no one can beat her in this respect through the entire Qing Dynasty

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Daoguang, who is 40 years older than her, died

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Different from others concubines

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her son doesn't become emperor

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but she is still treated well by Xianfeng Emperor

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and over time, her status is further elevated

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why is Uya, 40 years younger than the emperor, much favored by Daoguang in his later years?

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Emperors of the Qing Dynasty have a hard time since Jiaqing era

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when Daoguang takes the throne

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the country is threatened by external and internal problems already

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so he has a bad temper

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he often demotes his concubines for no reason

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Uya, who is nearly 40 years younger than Daoguang,

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is the only concubine who hasn't been demoted

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Šumuru is also favored by Daoguang for more than 10 years

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she gives birth to three daughters

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she loses all the favor suddenly

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she is demoted from Noble Consort to Noble Lady

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and she has never regained favor from the emperor

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So Daoguang doesn't have much mercy for women

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Uya is given the title of Noble Lady Lin when she enters the palace

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but she is not favored

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and is demoted to Attendant Xiu for no reason

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But gold always shines

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two years later

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17-year-old Uya is more beautiful and mature

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Daoguang is attracted by her and promotes her to Concubine Lin

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she has learnt her lesson and knows how to deal with Daoguang

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she serves the emperor well

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so she becomes the most favored concubine of Daoguang in his later years

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and she gives birth to many kids

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she gets more power in the harem

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many kids die in the era

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her three sons and one daughter all grew up

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Daoguang has a total of 9 sons

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only 7 grow up and Uya gives birth to 3 of them

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she really brings Daoguang many kids

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with her beauty, ability and fertility

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she is promoted to Noble Consort Lin

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In his later years, Daoguang's temper is even worse

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many concubines are demoted

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but Uya still wins his favor

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she is the legend in the Daoguang's harem

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she is also the only concubine who is only promoted and never demoted

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her grandsons and great-grandsons are emperors

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but she is not the the empress dowager

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her life is so legendary

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Emperor Daoguang died in 1850

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Xianfeng ascended the throne and granted Uya the title "Dowager Noble Consort Lin

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After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Tongzhi ascended to the throne and elevated Lady Uya to "Grand Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Lin

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Uya died at 45 five years later

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she was buried in Mudong Mausoleum

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after her death, Emperor Tongzhi mourned for 5 days

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and asked officials to wear mourning for a day

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and gave her the posthumous title "Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun

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if she could live a few more years

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she would see her grandson, Guangxu, ascend to the throne

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Although Guangxu has no real power

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and he can't give her the title of empress dowager because of Cixi

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but her family is much honored

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After Emperor Guangxu died

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Empress Dowager Cixi chose Puyi as his successor

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Puyi is the great-grandson of Uya

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Chunqin Lord, Yixuan, the son of Daoguang, failed to inherit the throne

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but there are two emperors in his family

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it never happens again in the Qing Dynasty

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Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun is the biological mother of the Lord

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so she is given more honors after her death

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her family also benefits from it

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the reason why she can get so many honors after her death is because of her daughter-in-law

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her daughter-in-law is Cixi's sister

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After Tongzhi's death, for her own political needs

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Cixi must choose one who is in her side to be the emperor

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she chose the son of her sister, Guangxu

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After Guangxu's death, Cixi chose Puyi

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she also had other options

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but she still chose Puyi who was related to her sister

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Uya entered the palace at the age of 15

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her family didn't help her in the palace

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she gained favor from the emperor and was promoted to Noble Consort Lin

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After Daoguang's death, she was still elevated to Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun

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after her death, she and her family were treated well by the later emperors

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she married to Daoguang who was 40 years older than her at the age of 15, which is tragical

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but she gave birth to 4 kids in 8 years

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and became the most favored concubine of Daoguang in his later years

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her life is a legend

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her son failed to become emperor

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but two of her descendants were emperors

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she is the real winner in the Daoguang era

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this should be the compensation for her