China: Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui (13 June 1713 - 2 June 1760), concubine of the Qianlong Emperor. Handscroll painting by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), 18th century. The Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui came from the Han Chinese Plain White Banner Su clan. Lady Su entered the imperial court during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor and became a concubine of Prince Hong Li (later the Qianlong Emperor). In 1735 Prince Hong Li ascended the throne and Su was given the title of Concubine Chun. In 1760 Lady Su was given the title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun (meaning purity).
The Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui came from the Manchu Sugiya clan. She was the daughter of Sujinam and was born in the fifty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Lady Sugiya entered the imperial court during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor and became a concubine of the then Prince Hong Li (later the Qianlong Emperor). When in 1735 Prince Hong Li ascended the throne, Sugiya was given the title of Concubine Chun. Later, Lady Sugiya gave birth to two sons and a daughter. In 1760 Lady Sugiya was given the title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun (meaning purity). However, Lady Sugiya died half a year later in the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong Emperor's reign. She was given the posthumous title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui and was later interred in the Yuling Mausoleum for consorts.
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