Biography
Imperial Noble Consort Gongshun was born of the Manchu Niuhuru clan. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Shanqing (善慶), who served in the Qing court as a zhushi (主事). She entered the Forbidden City during the early reign of the Jiaqing Emperor and received the title of Noble Lady Ru (如貴人). In 1805 she gave birth to the Jiaqing Emperor's eighth daughter and was promoted to Imperial Concubine Ru (如嬪) three months later. In 1810 she was elevated to the status of Consort Ru (如妃). A year later she gave birth to the Jiaqing Emperor's ninth daughter, Kurun Princess Huimin (慧愍固倫公主). In 1814 she gave birth to the Jiaqing Emperor's fifth son Mianyu (綿愉).
In 1820 the Jiaqing Emperor died and was succeeded by his second son Mianning, who became known as the Daoguang Emperor. In the same year, the Daoguang Emperor granted Lady Niuhuru the title of Grand Noble Consort Ru (皇考如貴妃) and let her reside in Shou'an Palace (壽安宮). In 1846 she was honoured as Grand Imperial Noble Consort Ru (皇考如皇貴妃). In 1850 the Daoguang Emperor died and was succeeded by the Xianfeng Emperor, who granted Lady Niuhuru the title of Grand Imperial Noble Dowager Consort Ru (皇祖如皇貴太妃).
Lady Niuhuru died in 1860 and was granted the posthumous title of Imperial Honoured Consort Gongshun (恭順皇貴妃). She was interred in the Changling Mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs.
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