Introduction to Queen Xiaozhuangwen: Queen Xiaozhuangwen (1613-1688) was the second daughter of Beile Zhaisang of the Horqin Tribe of Mongolia (in today's Tongliao). In the tenth year of Tianming (1625), she married Huang Taiji. In the first year of Chongde (1636), Huang Taiji became emperor and was named Zhuang Concubine. In the third year of Chongde, the emperor's ninth son Fulin was born and became the Shunzhi Emperor. She is a famous empress in Chinese history. She nurtured and assisted the Shunzhi and Kangxi monarchs throughout her life. She was also an outstanding female politician in the early Qing Dynasty.

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