Draft:Princess Duanjing of the Second Rank
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Princess Duanjing of the Second Rank (9th June 1674 - 1710), a princess of the Qing Dynasty was the fifth daughter of the Kangxi Emperor, her mother was Noble Lady Bu (布贵人), of the Joogiya clan (兆佳氏).
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Early Life
Born on 9th June 1674 [1], the 13th year of Kangxi Emperor’s reign, the princess’ arrival was unfortunately ill-timed due to the Revolt of the Three Feudatories that had just broken out a couple of months ago and just three days before her birth, Kangxi Emperor’s most beloved Empress Renxiao of the Hešeri clan had died in childbirth.
Due to the time of her arrival, with no foundation, background and even backing due to her mother’s background and position in the palace, she and her mother rely on each other for survival. She grew up quietly in the palace day by day without fighting or grabbing, which also cultivated her dignified and calm personality.
The princess was also exceptionally intelligent from a young age and also very good at writing poetry and painting. Unlike the other princesses, she always either staying quietly in the Study, copying Kangxi’s calligraphy or learning needlework from the palace maids. The rare dignified yet calm personality eventually moved the busy Emperor as he always noticed her reading whenever he went to the Palace of Gathered Elegance (储秀宫) in his free time. The Emperor doted on this daughter to the extent of allowing her to attend the Grand Tutor's lectures with the princes at the age of 10, which was rare exception amongst the princesses of the Qing Dynasty.
Marriage
In the 31st year of Kangxi Emperor’s reign in 1692, as part of the series of political marriages between the Manchus and Mongols, the 19 year old princess was married to Garzang (噶爾臧) the middle son of Zash (扎什), Prince Dulein(杜陵郡王) of the Mongolian Karachin Ulanghan clan (喀喇沁部 乌梁罕氏) and was given the title Imperial Princess Duanjing of the Second Rank (和硕端静公主).
The Emperor had prepared 80 cartons of dowry for the princess and even ordered a Princess mansion built for her in the Mongolian grasslands in consideration to the cold weather there, the Princess mansion was said to take 6 months to complete. The Emperor even granted the princess 10 dowry servants that he personally selected to accompany her to the grasslands.
Despite the great prospects, her marriage to Garzang wasn’t so as harmonious as she had hoped for or written in the historical records, the rough yet hot-tempered Garzang also often neglected the princess as he detested the arranged marriage and believed his wife to be a spy on the clan, from the Qing court.
Garzang also often seizing maidens by force and often bringing other women home, not making a secret of his philandering which the princess had no choice but to tolerate it all. The couple said to have three children throughout the marriage and the issue included the daughter who eventually became the primary wife (嫡福晋) of her first cousin [2] Hongxi (弘皙) who’s the son of the princess’ half-brother Crown Prince Yinreng (胤礽)
Death & Aftermath
The princess passed away at the age of 37 in the 49th year of her father’s reign somewhere around March or April 1710. Despite Garzang writing to Kangxi Emperor that the princess died of sudden natural causes, rumours soon spread that the princess was actually kicked to death by Garzang cause he was repeatedly reduced of grazing lands by Kangxi Emperor and suspected the princess of reporting to the Qing court during her visits to the capital, which escalated their conflict. Others said that Garzang killed the princess in a fit of rage after catching her with a guard at night.
Upon the secret investigation a year after the princess’ death, it was uncovered that during the princess’ funeral, Garzang had stolen another man’s wife and embezzled funds allocated for the funeral arrangements. As a result of the investigation, Garzang was convicted, stripped of his titles and imprisoned for life at the residence where his wife had stayed, to repent for his actions. Garzang’s accomplices like Otochi (鄂托齐) were also executed as a result. [3]
When Garzang died in confinement in 1722, the 61st year of Kangxi Emperor’s reign, he was buried jointly with princess at the princess mausoleum (和硕端静公主墓) at the northern slope of the gully, approximately 1.8km northeast of Shijia Village (十家村) which is in Chifeng city (赤峰市) in Inner Mongolia.
Popular Culture
Portrayed by Li Ruixue in Mystery In The Palace/深宫谍影 (2012)