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No matter the dynasty, the empress (皇后; huánghòu) held the highest rank and was the legal wife of the emperor, as well as the chief of the imperial harem and "mother of the nation" (母后天下; mǔhòu tiānxià) which translates to ”imperial mother of all under heaven”.
The Qing dynasty, much like previous dynasties, used an "official rank" system (品; pǐn).This system had nine numbered ranks, each subdivided into upper and lower levels, in addition to the lowest "unranked" rank: from upper first pin (正一品), to lower ninth pin (從九品), to the unranked (未入流), for a total of 19 ranks.
The Qing dynasty developed a complicated system of ranks and titles. Princess's consort was granted a title of efu (Manchu:ᡝᡶᡠ; Chinese: 额驸; 額駙; éfù), meaning "imperial charioter".
The following table includes ducal titles granted to meritorious officials, including founders of the Qing dynasty, participants and coadjutors of Qing dynasty military campaigns and regents upon the underage emperors and also titles granted to families of the most famous people in the history of China (四氏). Revoked titles are not included.
Prince Bao of the First Rank 宝亲王 → Qianlong Emperor 乾隆帝 The fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty, who rules sternly but justly. Xu Kai [5] Fuca Fuheng 富察·傅恒 Imperial Palace Guard 御前侍卫 → Duke Zhongyong of the First Rank 一等忠勇公 Third young master of the Fuca Clan and younger brother of Empress Fuca.
During the Northern Wei, ranks four to nine added additional upper and lower ranks to the standard and secondary ranks, giving the nine-rank system a total of 30 ranks (6 in the top 3 ranks; 24 from ranks 4 to 9). [4] After the Northern Song the nine ranks reverted to the original standard of 18 ranks, with each rank containing only two classes ...
The Empress of the Nara clan (11 March 1718 [1] – 19 August 1766 [2]) of the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner Ula-Nara Clan, was the second wife of the Qianlong Emperor. [3] She was the empress consort of the Qing dynasty from 1750 until her death in 1766.
Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty, created the title of Huangdi, which is translated as "emperor" in English.. The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until c. 1000 CE, and remaining a significant feature of the traditional social structure until the end of the imperial period.