Noble Consort Chengmu (simplified Chinese: 成穆贵妃孙氏; traditional Chinese: 成穆貴妃孫氏, 1343–1374) of the Sun clan, was an imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was a concubine of Emperor Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), the first ruler of the Ming dynasty.

Noble Consort Sun
孫貴妃
Born1343
Chen Prefecture, Huaiyang County, Henan, China
Died1374(1374-00-00) (aged 30–31)
China
Burial
Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing
SpouseHongwu Emperor
IssuePrincess Lin'an
Princess Huaiqing
Tenth daughter
Thirteenth daughter
Posthumous name
Noble Consort Chengmu (成穆貴妃)
ClanSun (孫)
FatherSun Heqing (孫和卿)
MotherLady Chao (晁氏)

Life

Her personal name was not recorded in the history.

Lady Sun's father, Sun Heqing, was an official of the Yuan dynasty. Sun Heqing moved from Chen Prefecture to Changzhou together with his wife and children.[1] Lady Sun had two older brothers: Sun Dashi (孙大石) and Sun Fan (孫藩). Both of her parents died during the war in the late Yuan dynasty. She was adopted by Marshal Ma Shixiong (馬世熊)

At the age of 18, because of her outstanding beauty, Sun was accepted as a concubine by Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still fighting in the Red Turban Rebellions.[2] In 1360, she gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang's first daughter, named Yufeng. In 1366, she gave birth to his sixth daughter, whose personal name was not recorded in the history.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and established the Ming dynasty, Lady Sun was given the rank of Noble Consort (貴妃). As a noble consort, she gave birth to two more daughters who would not survived to adulthood.

In addition to her beauty, Concubine Sun was good at etiquette, behaved well, and assisted Empress Ma in managing the harem. Empress Ma also praised Noble Consort Sun to Zhu Yuanzhang as a rare virtuous woman.

Noble Consort Sun died in the 9th month of the seventh year of Hongwu (1374) and was given the posthumous title of Noble Consort Chengmu (成穆貴妃)[3] at the age of thirty-two. Later, she was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Titles

  • During the reign of the Emperor Shun of Yuan (r. 1333–1368):
    • Lady Sun (孫氏; from 1343)
    • Concubine (from 1360)
  • During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398):
    • Noble Consort (貴妃; from 1368)
    • Noble Consort Chengmu (成穆貴妃; from 1374)

Issue

As Concubine:

  • Princess Lin'an (臨安公主; 1360 – 17 August 1421), personal name Yufeng (玉鳳), the Hongwu Emperor's first daughter
  • Princess Huaiqing (懷慶公主; 1366 – 15 July 1425), the Hongwu Emperor's sixth daughter

As Noble Consort:

  • The Hongwu Emperor's tenth daughter
  • The Hongwu Emperor's thirteenth daughter

References

  1. ↑ 胜朝彤史拾遗记: 妃孫氏，陳州人，父和卿，以仕元偕妻晁氏，至常州家焉.
  2. ↑ Ming Shilu, Vol. 113
  3. ↑ Ming Shilu, Vol 113
  • 《明史 卷一百十四 列传第一》
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