How much do you know about the classification of Gege in Qing Dynasty?

In the Qing dynasty, the name Gege was specially used to address the daughter of a nobleman. Although the daughters of nobles are all gege, they are also distinguished from each other. The order from respect to inferiority is: Gege Heshuo, Gege Duoluo, Gege Gushan, Gege. It is worth pointing out that both the daughter of the county king and the daughter of Baylor in the Qing Dynasty are called Dorogege, so when they meet, they should also be distinguished according to their father's identity.

First of all, before the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu regime was the post-Jin regime. At that time, aristocratic women in the post-Jin power, as long as they were unmarried, could be called Gege. However, after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, in order to promote the integration of Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese cultures, they began to formulate an identity order table, in which the identity order was formulated according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were monarchs, monarchs, county kings and township kings. In the Qing Dynasty, there were corresponding ones: Gege Heshuo, Duoluogege of the county king's family, Duoluogege of the Baylor family, Gege of Gushan and Gege. However, it is worth noting that although the daughters of nobles can be called Gege after birth, they can only be called Gege before the emperor confers a title, not according to the inherent custom.

Secondly, there is an obvious mistake in the Qing Dynasty drama Princess Pearl, that is, the identities of Swallow and Wei Zi are mistaken. Is the daughter of emperor Xia and Qianlong. Even if Xia has no birthright or title, she should be a princess instead of a princess. In the same way, the swallows who replaced Xia Ziwei and were recognized as dry daughters by Emperor Qianlong could not be called Gege, but should be called Princess.

Finally, Gege in the Qing Dynasty can actually become a princess. For example, some princes may be crowned princesses because of their noble status or because they were raised in the palace since childhood. During the period of Yong Zhengdi, the fourth daughter born to Prince Heng, who made friends with Yong Zhengdi, was named Princess Heshuo and Hui by Yong Zhengdi.