What is Gege's identity (Gege's identity is the title of Manchu aristocrat)

Gege's identity is the title of the aristocratic daughter of the Qing Dynasty. A princess can be called Gege, and Gege is not necessarily called a princess.

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In the appellation of women in Qing Dynasty, Gege is a confusing appellation. Some people call Gege a princess or princess, and some even think that any woman with a title among the children of the Eight Banners can be called Gege. In fact, there are many fallacies To some extent, Gege was originally a customary title for aristocratic women in Qing Dynasty. After entering the customs in the Qing dynasty, it gradually evolved into a hierarchical definition of female identity, and then began to spread with the decline of the dynasty.

1. "Gege" in the late Jin Dynasty has no hierarchy, and the daughter of any tribal leader can be called Gege.

In the post-Jin period, the appellation of male leaders of Manchu and Mongolian tribes was not perfect. Tribal leaders could be called Baylor, and later there were Gulunbeiler and Heshuo Baylor, which was a systematic and equal planning appellation system. Correspondingly, the appellation of female members is also confusing. Khan's daughter and even an important leader in the tribe, whether unmarried or unmarried, can be called "Gege", and there is basically no hierarchy.

In other words, there is no special rule for "Gege" at this time, and even the daughters of ordinary people can be called Gege before they get married. According to the national tradition in the late Jin Dynasty, women occupied a certain social status and even the right to speak and political space. At this time, unmarried women are called Gege, expressing a kind of cherish and expectation.

2. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the title of "Gege" began to be standardized, and the classification was very strict.

After the Jin Dynasty changed the title to Qing Dynasty, the title system began to improve, and the titles of female members began to be standardized. At this time, in order to reflect the continuation of the legal system of the Central Plains Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty also made corresponding regulations on "Princess" and "Gege". Among them, the first daughter of the emperor is Princess Gulen, and the second daughter is Princess Heshuo. If the daughter of the imperial clan is raised by the queen of the harem, she can also be named Princess Heshuo.

Gege is divided into five classes. The first category is Gege, the daughter of a prince, the monarch. The second category is Dorogege, the daughter of a prince or county king, and the princess; Third class, also known as Dorothy Gege, is the daughter of Dorothy Cybele, whose title is only one level lower than that of second class, and she is the monarch; The fourth category is Gu Shan Ge Ge, daughter of Gu Shan Bei Zi, county magistrate; The fifth category is the daughter of Zhen Guogong and Fu Guogong, Gege, the hometown king; The daughter of an imperial clan below level 5 is only called the daughter of an imperial clan, and no space symbol can be used.

As can be seen from the above, the appellation of "Gege" in Qing Dynasty has strict regulations, and the appellation and appellation are relatively sound. Titles include princess, princess, princess, princess, princess, princess and township owner, but they can all be called Gege. Although Gege's identity is divided into five grades, mainly aimed at the daughter of a high official title, in fact, according to national tradition, the Qing Dynasty is six grades. That is to say, although the emperor's daughter was chased as a princess, she was usually called "Gege" when she was unmarried, so above five products, she had the "Gege" of the emperor's family.

It is worth noting that the daughter of the Qing emperor can be called Gege, and Gege and Princess are equivalent titles; But the daughters of five high-ranking officials can't be called princesses. Gege and Princess here are not equal terms.

3. In the late Qianlong period, the strict title system began to loosen, and the title of Gege overflowed.

In the late Qianlong period, the appellation of Gege began to flood. Even people below the fifth-class senior title, that is, the daughter of the title below the general of Zhenguo, began to be called Gege, and even the Manchu imperial clan and the children of the Eight Banners did not have corresponding titles. Their daughter was also called Gege before she got married. There is also a more rampant evidence, that is, the middle and low-grade concubines of princes, counties and kings, also called Gege, have no titles.

This kind of usurpation of the title of Gege is actually very different from the "unmarried daughter" in the late Jin Dynasty, that is, it is mainly for vanity. The children of the Eight Banners are flashy and degenerate, talking about ostentation and extravagance everywhere, fighting for face, and talking about the glory of their ancestors, and interpreting the provisions in the title system according to the titles of their ancestors. As we all know, the titles of the Qing dynasty were downgraded except the iron hat king, that is, each generation was downgraded by one level. If everyone can go back according to this algorithm, then the daughters of the children of the Eight Banners are all Gege.

In a word, Gege's identity has multiple meanings:

First, in the post-Jin period, the title of Manchu's daughter was fixed, and the daughters of Khan and Beizi could be called Gege, with no hierarchy;

Secondly, during the period of Huang taiji, the emperor's daughter was made a princess, and the daughter with a higher title was made a princess. There is a difference between a princess, a princess, a princess and a township owner.

Third, in the late Qianlong period, the appellation of Gege was rampant, and trespassing occurred from time to time. Princes, junior concubines of county kings, and even daughters of royal families with lower titles are all called Gege.