The Legend of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

<p>From Mongolian Princess to Dynasty Savior</p><p></p><p>Empress Xiaozhuang Wen the consort of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty was the mother of Emperor Shunzhi. Her surname was Borjigit and her name was Bumubutai also known as Benbutai. After her death she was posthumously named Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and buried in the Zhaoxi Mausoleum. She is often referred to as Empress Xiaozhuang in history. Empress Xiaozhuang was originally the second daughter of Sang from Beilezhai in the Khorchin tribe of Mongolia (now Tongliao). Born on the eighth day of the second lunar month in the forty first year of the Wanli reign which is March 28 1613 and passed away on the twenty fifth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twenty sixth year of the Kangxi reign which is January 27 1688 at the age of 75. Empress Xiaozhuang was a famous virtuous queen throughout history. She stabilized the situation in the early Qing Dynasty after the death of Emperor Taiji assisted the monarchs of Shunzhi and Kangxi and had a great influence on the political landscape of the early Qing Dynasty. She was an outstanding female politician of her generation. But in her life the most talked about event was undoubtedly the Empress Dowager marrying the Regent. Her emotional entanglement with Dorgon was a major mystery in the study of Qing history and there is still controversy in the academic community today. In the folk this saying is widely spread so what is the truth? Please read this book for a detailed explanation.</p><p>孝庄文皇后，清太宗皇太极之妃，顺治皇帝之母，姓博尔济吉特，名布木布泰，亦作本布泰，死后谥号为孝庄文皇后，葬于昭西陵，史多称其为 孝庄皇后。孝庄皇后本是蒙古科尔沁部（在今通辽）贝勒寨桑之次女。出生于万历四十一年二月初八日即1613年3月28日，逝世于康熙二十六年十二月二十五日，即1688年1月27日，享年75岁。孝庄皇后是历代有名的贤后，她稳定了皇太极死后的清初 局面，扶助了顺治、康熙两代君主，对清朝前期的政治格局有着极大的影响，是一代杰出的女政治家。但在她的一生中，最为天下人津津乐道的无疑是太后下嫁摄政王，她与多尔衮的感情纠葛是清史研究中一大疑案，至今史学界尚有争议 。在民间，这个说法流传甚广，那么事实究竟如何呢？请看本书详解。</p>