Consort Ji, of the Ula-Nara clan, was the second wife of Hong Taiji.
Life Family background Father: Bokdo (; d. 1607); held the title of beile () Grandfather: Buyan (; 1554–1603); founder of the Ula state
Wanli era The exact date of Lady Ula-Nara's birth is unknown.
Her father and uncle were beheaded during the Battle of Wujieyan, which was part of Nurhaci's wars of unification. She probably became Hong Taiji's wife afterward.The Draft History of Qing mentions the following consorts: Consort Yuan of the Niohuru clan, who gave birth to Lobohoi, and Consort Ji of the Ula-Nara clan, who gave birth to two sons and one daughter.
In 1609, Lady Ula-Nara gave birth to Hong Taiji's eldest son, Hooge, followed in 1611 by his second son, Loge, and in 1621 by his eldest daughter, Princess Aohan of the First Rank.Aisin-Gioro Genealogy — Xingyuan Jiqing (p. 27)
The date of her death is unknown, though she most likely passed away before Hong Taiji inherited the Later Jin throne in 1926.Manchu Archives She wasn't posthumously honored as empress.
At some later point, Lady Ula-Nara gained the unofficial title "Consort Ji" (; ) in order to differentiate her from her husband's other wives.
Titles
During the reign of the Wanli Emperor (): Lady Ula-Nara () Consort (; from unknown date)
Issue Hooge (), Prince Suwu of the First Rank (; 16 April 1609 – 4 May 1648), Hong Taiji's first son Loge (; 1611 – November/December 1621), Hong Taiji's second son Princess Aohan of the First Rank (; 3 April 1621 – February/March 1654), Hong Taiji's first daughterDraft of the Qing Dynasty: Biography I (Empress) Married Bandi (; d. 1647), of the Aohan Borjigin clan, on 25 May 1633
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References
" Manuscripts of Qing History · Biography I" Empress