title: Empress Xiaocigao (Qing dynasty)
text: Empress Xiaocigao (1575 – 31 October 1603), of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, personal name Monggo Jerjer, was a consort of Nurhaci. She was 16 years his junior.
  
  Life
  
  Family background
   Father: Yangginu (; d. 1584), held the title of a third rank prince ()
   Paternal grandfather: Taicu (), held the title of a third rank prince ()
   Paternal uncle: Cinggiyanu (; d. 1584), held the title of a third rank prince (), the father of Bujai (d. 1593)
   Two elder brothers
   First elder brother: Narimbulu (; d. 1609), held the title of a third rank prince ()
   Second elder brother: Gintaisi (d. 1619), held the title of a third rank prince ()
  
  Wanli era
  In October or November 1588, Lady Yehe Nara married Nurhaci, becoming one of his multiple wives. On 28 November 1592, she gave birth to Nurhaci's eighth son, Hong Taiji. Lady Yehe Nara died on 31 October 1603.
  
  Chongde era
  On 16 May 1636, after Hong Taiji established the Qing dynasty, Lady Yehe Nara was posthumously elevated to "Empress Xiaociwu".
  
  Kangxi era
  In 1662, Lady Yehe Nara's posthumous title was changed from "Empress Xiaociwu" to "Empress Xiaocigao", reflecting her status as a consort of Nurhaci (Emperor Gao).
  
  Titles
   During the reign of the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572–1620):
   Lady Yehe Nara (from 1575)
   Secondary consort (; from October/November 1588)
   Primary consort ()
   During the reign of Hong Taiji (r. 1626–1643):
   Empress Xiaociwu (; from 16 May 1636)
   During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
   Empress Xiaocigao (; from 1662)
  
  Issue
   As secondary consort:
   Hong Taiji (; 28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), Nurhaci's eighth son, enthroned on 20 October 1626
  
  In fiction and popular culture
   Portrayed by Mak Tsui-han in The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty (1987)
   Portrayed by Shi Xiaoqun in Taizu Mishi (2005)
  
  See also
   
   Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
  
  Notes
  
  References
   
   
   
   
  
  1575 births
  1603 deaths
  Xiaocigao, Empress
  Jurchens in Ming dynasty
  16th-century Chinese women
  16th-century Chinese people
  17th-century Chinese women
  17th-century Chinese people