Birth and Early Life
Empress Xiaojingcheng was born on the 11th day of the fifth lunar month in the 17th year of the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor. She was the daughter of Hualiang'e (花良阿), a Secretary of the Second Class (員外郎) in the Ministry of Justice. She was from the Mongol Borjigit clan, the same clan as Genghis Khan. At the time of her birth, her clan was under the Mongol Banners, but in 1855 they were merged into the Plain Yellow Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. Her personal name is unknown.
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