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The ancient harem positions are best divided into those of each dynasty.

The best grade of Yizheng Saint Emperor: the Supreme Queen Mother

The best grade of Yizheng Saint Emperor: the supreme queen holds the golden phoenix seal and is in charge of the harem

The first grade of Yizheng Saint: the side of power The empress and queen on the side of Yuan hold the peacock seal to assist the queen in managing the harem

The first rank of Yi Huangsheng: East Palace and West Palace│ (one each, holding a hundred-wing seal, each managing one palace and two courtyards)

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The first rank of Yi Yusheng: Nangong Shengfei, Beigong Zunfei (equal in age, each holding a gold book, can assist the rookie promotion)

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Yizhengzun’s first rank: Holy*Huang Noble Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

Yicong Zun’s first rank: Zun*Huang Noble Concubine ( 1 name, add a title in front of it) │

The second grade of Yizhengzun: Royal Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

The second grade of Yicongzun: Holy Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

Yizheng Zun’s third grade: Imperial Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

Yicong Zun’s third grade :Zun* Noble Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

Yizhengzun’s fourth rank: Imperial Concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

Yicong Fourth level of respect: * Noble concubine (1 name, add a title in front of it) │

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The fifth rank of Yizheng Zun: Holy Concubine Xuening and the Holy Concubine Mengning│(titles are written in the notes)

The fifth rank of Yicong Zun: Concubine Lingyue and Xiyue Zun There is one concubine each│(the title is written in the remarks)

The sixth grade of Yizheng Zun: the Bingluo Princess and the Lingluo Princess│(the title is written in the remarks)

The sixth rank of Yi Congzun: one imperial concubine Jingling and one imperial concubine Jingyi│(titles are written in the notes)

The second rank concubine: Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Concubine De, Concubine Hui ( Add the word "title" in front) (The fourth concubine is larger than the ordinary concubine) │

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The third grade: pistil Madam, Madam Binglei, Madam Chaoyuan, Madam Huayuan (the fourth madam is larger than the ordinary madam) │

The third imperial rank: *concubine (preceded by a title, 6 names) │

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From the third rank: Mrs. Third grade: *Zhaoyi (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

Fourth grade: *Zhaoyuan (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

Imperial fourth grade : *Zhaorong (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

From the fourth rank: * Zhaohua (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

Fourth grade concubine : *Shuyi (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

Positive fifth grade: * Shuyuan (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

Imperial fifth grade :*Shu Rong (preceded by a title, 2 names)│

From the fifth rank: *Shuhua (preceded by a title, 2 names)│

From the fifth rank ;Emperor’s noble concubines (preceded by a title, 2 names) │

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Positive sixth grade : Imperial Concubine (preceded by a title, 1 title) │

Imperial Sixth Grade: Imperial Concubine (preceded by a title, 1 title) │

From Sixth grade: Honorable concubine (preceded by a title, 1 title) │

Sixth grade: Imperial concubine (preceded by a title, 1 title) │

7th rank: Royal Noble Concubine (with a title added before the title, 1 name) │

7th rank: Noble Concubine (with a title added before the title, 1 name) │

From the seventh rank: * Noble Concubine (add a title before the title, 1 name) │

From the seventh rank: *Concubine (add a title before the title, 1 name) │

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: * Ji (preceded by a title, 1 name) │

From the eighth grade: *Xiu Yi (preceded by a title, 1 name) │

From the eighth grade: *Xiuyuan (preceded by the word title, 1 name)│

The eighth rank of Shu: *Xiurong (preceded by the word title, 1 name)│

The ninth grade: *Xiuhua (preceded by a title, 1 name)│

From the ninth grade: *Shunyi (preceded by a title, 1 name)│

From the ninth grade: *Shunyuan (preceded by the word title, 1 name)│

The ninth rank of Shu: *Shunrong (preceded by the word title, 1 name)│

The tenth grade: *Shunhua (preceded by the word title, 1 person)│

From the tenth grade: *Chongyi (preceded by the word title, 1 person)│

From the tenth grade: *Chongyuan (preceded by the word title, 1 name) │

The tenth rank of the concubine: * Chongrong (preceded by the word title, 1 name) │

The eleventh rank : *Chonghua (with a title in front, 1 name) │

Royal eleventh grade: * Wanhua (with a title in front, 1 name) │

From ten First grade: * Wanyi (preceded by a title, 1 name) │

Eleventh grade: Xue Wanrong (preceded by a title, 1 name) │

The twelfth rank: *Wanyuan (with a title added before it, 1 name) │

The twelfth rank: *Guiyuan (with a title added before it, 1 name) │

From the twelfth rank: *Guirong (preceded by a title, 1 name)│ 

From the twelfth rank: *Guihua (preceded by a title, 1 name)│

The thirteenth official rank: *Guiyi (with a title added before it, one person)│

The thirteenth imperial rank: *Guiren (with a title added before it, one person)│

From the 13th rank: *Ningyuan (with a title added before it, 1 name)│

From the 13th rank: *Ningyi (with a title added before it, 1 name)│

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I don’t know if the group leader likes it (not very unique, and there are not so many queens, but still Hope LZ adopts it)

In the official history

The Shang Dynasty sometimes had concubines (two queens)

The Zhou Dynasty's "Zhou Li" records: the king's concubine The "establishment" is: one queen (concubine), three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seventh wife, eighty-one imperial wives, a total of one hundred and twenty people. The princes married nine daughters at a time, and never married again. It can be seen that There were eight concubines; for officials, one wife and two concubines; for scholars, one wife and one concubine. As for the common people, they were only allowed to have one wife to match them, so the common people were called every man and every woman.

Han Dynasty The wives of the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty were called empresses, and their concubines were all called madams. There were eight ranks: empress, Zhaoyi (created until Emperor Yuan), madam, beauty, beloved, eighth son, seventh son, chief envoy, young envoy, and Jieyu (since then). Jieyu to Chongyi (these four classes were added by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), Suo'e, Ronghua, and Chongyi. Five senses: Shunchang, Wujuan, Huanhe, Yuling, Baolin, Good Envoy, Yezhe, etc. , the five titles are combined as the last level

The prince's wife is called the concubine, and his concubines are Liangdi and Ruren, the third level; the wife of the emperor and grandson is called his wife, and the concubines have no titles, and they are all called the sons of the family. .

When the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded, the titles of the harem were greatly reduced, leaving only four levels: nobles, beauties, court ladies, and beauties, and the number of them was uncertain.

But later in the Han Dynasty, During the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the number of women in the harem, whether concubines, female officials, maids, etc., totaled as many as 20,000.

When Cao Cao of Wei was the king of Wei, there were five ranks among the queens: Madam, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, and Meiren. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, the fifth classes of Guibi, Shuyuan, Xiurong, Shuncheng, and Liangren were added. During the reign of Emperor Ming, the third class of Shufei, Zhaohua, and Xiuyi were added, and Shuncheng was eliminated. This way Customize twelve ranks below the queen:

Madam, the rank of queen, no one cares about it;

Noble concubine, the rank of madam, no rank on it;

Concubine Shu, her position is as the prime minister of the country, and her title is as high as that of the princes and kings;

Shuyuan, her position is as the censor's official, and her title is as high as that of the county prince.

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Zhaoyi, the Juebi County Marquis;

Zhaohua, the Juebi Township Marquis;

Xiurong, the Juebi Tinghou;

Xiu Yi, the title is better than that of the Marquis of Guan Nei;

Jieyu, sees two thousand stones;

Ronghua, sees two thousand stones;

A beautiful woman is worth two thousand stones;

A good man is worth a thousand stones.

A man is worth a thousand miles.

Jin Dynasty

Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty adopted the system of the Han and Wei dynasties and adopted ancient methods, and established three wives and nine concubines:

Three ladies: noble concubines, madams, nobles, and their positions are based on the three princes;

Nine concubines Concubines: Shufei, Shuyuan, Shuyi, Xiuhua, Xiurong, Xiuyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua, with the rank of Jiuqing.

There are beauties and talents below the ninth concubine. , a talented person, with a title worth less than a thousand stones.

Southern Song Dynasty

The palace system of the Southern Song Dynasty below the queen included:

Three ladies: noble concubines, madams, Nobles, the position is based on the three princes

The nine concubines: Shufei, Shuyuan, Shuyi, Xiuhua, Xiurong, Xiuyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua, the position is considered Jiuqing

Serial number: Beauty

In the third year of Xiaojian, the ancestor changed his name to:

The three ladies: the noble concubine (the position is compared to the prime minister), the noble concubine (the position is compared to the prime minister), the noble ( The position is compared to the three divisions)

The nine concubines: Shufei, Shuyuan, Shuyi, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaohua, Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua, the position is Jiuqing

Serial number: Beauty, Zhongcairen, Chongyi, etc.

Later, Taizong changed the number many times, and finally settled on:

Three ladies: noble concubine, noble concubine, noble concubine Ji

Nine concubines: Shuyuan, Shuyi, Shurong, Zhaohua, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Xiuhua, Xiuyi, Xiurong

Five positions: Jieyu, Rong Hua, Chong Hua, Cheng Hui, Lie Rong

Serial numbers: Beauty, Zhongcairen, Cairen, Liangren, Chongyi, etc.

Southern Qi

In the first year of the founding of Emperor Taizu of the Southern Qi Dynasty, it was established at the request of the Secretary of Ceremony;

One queen

Three ladies; noble concubines, ladies, nobles

Jiubin; Xiuhua, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Shufei, Shuyuan, Shuyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua

Dispersed positions; beauty, middle-class talent, talented person

In the third year of Jianyuan, three more internal positions were added to the East Palace of the Crown Prince, namely;

Liangdi, who was regarded as the founding lord of the country

Baolin, who was regarded as the fifth waiter

The talented man was regarded as the Prince Consort Captain

In the first year of Yongming, the ancestor of the Southern Qi Dynasty, at the request of the Secretary of Ceremony, the title of imperial concubine was added, and the title of Shu among the nine concubines was added. The title of concubine was independent, and new regulations were added to the two titles;

The imperial concubine and the concubine Shu were awarded gold medals and purple ribbons, accompanied by jade

The concubine Shu and the imperial concubine were Second to the queen, and regarded as the third division

In the seventh year of Yongming, Zhaorong was added to fill the vacancy among the nine concubines.

Chen of the Southern Dynasties

After the founding of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Gaozu regarded himself as simple, so there was no detailed customization of the harem titles.

It was not until Chen Shizu's early years in Tianjia that a more detailed palace system was established;

One queen

Three ladies; one concubine, concubine, concubine, etc.

Nine concubines: Shuyuan, Shuyi, Shurong, Zhaohua, Zhaorong, Zhaoyi , Xiuhua, Xiuyi, Xiurong, etc., one person each

Five positions; Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua, Chenghui, Lierong

Scattered positions; beauty, talent There is no quota for both husband and wife

Northern Wei

The harem of Emperor Taizu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was simple, with only wives, no matter how many, but there was still a certain level of quality among the wives.

The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty slightly added:

One queen

Zuo Zhaoyi, You Zhaoyi

Noble person

Jiao Fang

At the same time as the sinicization policy of Emperor Xiaowen, the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the reform

The harem, the titles of the harem all depend on the officials of the court;

There is only one empress

Zuo Zhaoyi and You Zhaoyi, their positions depend on the Grand Sima

The third lady, The position depends on the three princes

The three concubines, the position depends on the three ministers

The sixth concubine, the position depends on the six ministers

The wife of the world, the position depends on the doctor

The imperial daughter is regarded as a scholar of the Yuan Dynasty

A female officer is also appointed to teach the harem rituals;

The internal secretary is regarded as a minister of law and a servant of the minister

Among the chief eunuchs, eunuchs, and maids, the position is considered to be the second rank.

The eunuch, the female minister, the beauty, the female historian, the sage woman, the history of books, the scholar, and the little scholar are considered to be the third rank.

Among the four ranks are the talented person, the servant, the female servant, the talented person, and the court servant.

Spring clothes, female wine, female food, female food, and official female slave, the position is See Wupin

Northern Qi

In the early days of Northern Qi, there were wives, concubines, and emperors. However, later on, when Shizu of the Northern Qi Dynasty came, due to his relationship, many names and titles were added to enrich the harem, and even two During his reign, the number of empresses in the harem was the highest in all Chinese dynasties.

The ancestor of the Northern Qi Dynasty established a new palace system during the Heqing Dynasty. Later, the empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty established Zuo E. Ying and You'eying were superior to Zhaoyi. In the end, the palace system of the Northern Qi harem was roughly as follows:

One queen

Zuo Eying and You'eying, each one, depending on the position The left and right prime ministers

Concubine Shu, one person, looks at the country

Zuo Zhaoyi, the right Zhaoyi, one person each, looks at the second doctor.

The third lady; Hongde, Zhengde, and Chongde are the three concubines, and their positions are regarded as the three princes.

The upper concubines; Longhui, Guangyou, and Zhaoxun are regarded as the three ministers.

The lower concubines; Hui, Xuanming, Ninghui, Ninghua, Shunhua, and Guangxun are the six nobles.

Twenty-seventh generation wife; Guangxun, Xiuxun, Jingxun, Jingxun, Jingwan, and Jingxin , Zhaoning, Zhaohua, Wanhua, Fanghua, Fangyou, Zhenghua, Guangzheng, Maoguang, Mingfan, Mingxin, Mingshu, Hongyou, Honghui, Lingze, Huize, Huifan, Zhenfan, Yanyi , Yao Yi, Yao De, and He De, all have one person each, ranking from the third rank.

Eighty-one royal ladies; Maode, Jingmao, Maofan, Miaofan, Xiufan, Yingfan, Huizhang , Qiongzhang, Yaozhang, Liangyuan, Liangxin, Zhengxin, Rouhua, Sirou, Lingyi, Xiuyi, Shenyi, Miaoyi, Wanyi, Xiujing, Maoyi, Runyi, Liyi, Hongyi, Suyi, Muyi, Mugui, Muhua, Mingyi, Chongming, Mingxun, Mingyan, Jingshun, Reverence, Xiujing, Jingning, Zhaoshun, Zhaorong, Zhaoshen, Muguang, Yaoguang, Guangfan, Neifan, Yanguang, Yuanguang, Pengyuan, Surong, Jingsu, Sugui, Huaishun, Huaide, Zhenyi, Zhenning, Zhenmu, Zhenyuan, Zhenshen, Hongshen, Huishu, Hui'e , Hongyan, Yanhua, Wande, Mingwan, Yanwan, Fangwan, Ningwan, Xiuyuan, Xiuli, Yingshu, Shuyi, Shuyi, Chengxian, Xiuxian, Xianhua, Lize, Rou Ze, Liangze, Miaoze, Xuncheng, and Ningxun all have one person each, and they are of the fourth rank.

In addition, talented people and women were selected as scattered names.

Northern Zhou

At the beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were only five concubines, but later in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Xuan was immoral and the five concubines were established together;

Queen Tianyuan; Yang Lihua

Queen Tian; Zhu Manyue

The Great Queen of Tianzhong; Chen Yueyi

The Great Queen of Tianzuo; Yuchi Chifan

The Great Queen of Tianyou; Yuan Leshang

The rest There are countless numbers in the harem.

Sui Dynasty

At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, because the queen of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Dugu Jialuo, was jealous, the harem titles were very simple. Although there were settings, But still not officially as the emperor's concubine;

The queen is one person

Concubines, three members, in charge of teaching the four virtues, and treating the three grades as upright.

Concubine, nine members , in charge of guest sacrifices, regarded as the fifth rank.

Imperial women, thirty-eight members, in charge of female workers, silk, regarded as the seventh rank.

It also followed the old systems of Han and Jin Dynasties, and set up Female officials such as Liu Shang, Liu Si, and Liu Dian were in charge of the harem rituals.

Because Queen Dugu was jealous, the harem was

The title was in name only. After the death of Queen Dugu, Emperor Wen changed it to;

Nobles, three

Concubines, increased to nine

The number of concubines increased to twenty-seven

The number of concubines increased to eighty-one

During the period of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty also consulted the classics and made his own names to enrich the harem. ;

The queen alone

The three ladies; the noble concubine, the concubine Shu, the concubine De, the first in character

The ninth concubine; Shunyi, Shunrong, Shunhua , repair the appearance, repair the appearance, repair the beauty, fill the appearance, fill the appearance, fill the beauty, the second is the upright character

Jieyu, the twelve members, the third is the upright character

The wife of the world ; Fifteen beauties and talented people, fourth in integrity

Twenty-four members of Baolin, fifth in integrity

Twenty-four imperial ladies, sixth in integrity

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There are thirty-seven Cai Nu, the seventh rank

There are also people with clothes and swords, all accompanying them, there are no number of them, they are considered to be below the sixth rank

Tang Dynasty

When the Tang Dynasty was founded, it was established with reference to the old system of the previous dynasty;

One queen

Four ladies; noble concubine, Shu concubine, virtuous concubine, and virtuous concubine , one each, the first grade

Nine concubines; Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong, Chongyuan, one each, the second grade

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There are nine Jieyu, who are of the third rank

There are nine beauties, who are of the fourth rank

There are nine talented people, who are of the fifth rank

Baolin Twenty Seven people, the sixth rank

Twenty-seven imperial ladies, the seventh rank

Twenty-seven Cai women, the eighth rank

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, it was reorganized into;

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One Queen

Two Zande

Four Xuanyi

Five Chenggui

Five Chengzhi

Six Wei Xians

Eight worshipers

Twenty attendants

Later, during the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the palace was changed again Made as;

One Queen

Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, Concubine Hua and Concubine Gui [1], each one, one grade

Liuyi; Boyi , Deyi, Xianyi, Shunyi, Wanyi and Fangyi are the second grade of Zheng.

Beauty, four people

Talent, seven people

Shang Gong , Shang Yi, and Shang Fu, two each

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Due to the frequent overthrow and overthrow of dynasties and countries, it is difficult to look up the harem titles. Only the fixed palace position of the Later Tang Dynasty is known. The titles are; Zhaorong, Zhaoyi, Zhaoyuan, Chushi, Yuzheng, Shizhen, Yicai, Xianyi, Yaofang, Yide, Xuanyi. The levels and number limits of these many titles are unknown.

Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was established, following the Tang system, with four concubines, nine concubines, etc. When Zhenzong and Renzong were in power, the nine concubines were expanded to eighteen people, and Renzong also had concubines The title of Concubine Chen was added to the level. The palace system of the Song Dynasty was:

One queen

Four concubines; Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, Concubine Li and Concubine Hua

Jiubin; Taiyi, Guiyi, Feiyi, Shuyi, Wanyi, Shunyi, Shunrong, Shurong, Wanrong, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chong Yi, Chongrong, Chongyuan

Jieyu

Beauty

Talented person

Jin Dynasty

Jin The harem system of the dynasty basically followed the Tang system:

One queen

Yuanfei, noble concubine, Shufei, Defei, Xianfei, the first rank.

Nine concubines ; Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong, Chongyuan, the second grade

Twenty-seventh generation woman;

Jieyu, the ninth member, the third rank

The beauty, the ninth rank, the fourth rank

The talented person, the ninth rank, the fifth rank

The Eighty-one Imperial Wife ;

Baolin, twenty-seventh member, sixth grade

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Cainv, twenty-seven members, the eighth rank

After the reign of Jin Xuanzong Zhenyou, it was restructured into;

The queen alone

Noble concubine, true concubine, Shu concubine, Li concubine, soft concubine

Nine concubines; Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan , Chongyi, Chongrong, Chongyuan

Jieyu

Beautiful and talented people are the three positive qualities.

Shunyi, Shuhua, Shuyi, For the fourth rank

Female officials

Mrs. Shang Gong, Mrs. Shang Gong Left, Mrs. Shang Gong Right, Mrs. Gong Zheng, Mrs. Baohua, Mrs. Shang Yi, Mrs. Shang Fu, Shang Bed Madam, Madam Qinsheng, Madam Ziming, are the fifth rank

Imperial Attendant Shangyi, Imperial Attendant Shangfu, Imperial Attendant Shangben, Imperial Attendant Shangzheng, Imperial Attendant Baofuchen, Fengrenren, Those who serve the people with honor, those who serve with the emblem, and those who serve with the beauty are the six grades of Zheng.

The Master Attendant of Si Zheng, the Master of Baofu, the Master of Ceremonies, the Master of Si Fu, the Master of Sleeping, and the Master of Si. "Master Attendant of Decoration, Master Attendant of Si She", "Master Attendant of Si Yi", "Master Attendant of Si Shan", "Master Attendant of Medicine", "Xian Shao Envoy", "Good Attendant of Light Training", "Good Attendant of Ming Xun", "Good Attendant of Obedient Training", "Good Attendant of Follow the Training". The seventh grade

Master Attendant of Dian rites, Master of Dian Shan, Master of Dian sleeping, Master of Dian decoration, Master of Dian setting, Master of Dian clothes, Master of Dian medicine', Deputy ambassador of Xian Shao, Chenghe Good Attendant, Chenghui Good Attendant, and Chengyi Good Attendant are the eighth rank.

Master Attendant in charge of ceremonies, Master in charge of service, Master in charge of sleeping, Master in charge of decorations, Master in charge of design, and Master in charge of clothing Attendant, Master of Food Palm, Master of Medicine, Immortal Shao Palm Sound, Only Good Attendant of Su, Good Attendant of Only Jing, and Good Attendant of Only Wishes are the ninth rank.

When King Hailing of Jin was in power, There are as many as twelve imperial concubine titles: Yuanfei, Shufei, Huifei, Guifei, Xianfei, Chenfei, Lifei, Shufei, Defei, Zhaofei, Wenfei and Roufei

Yuan Dynasty

During the Yuan Dynasty, the harem titles were simple and simple, with only three queens, concubines, and concubines, but the number was uncertain.

Although the title numbers were few, this does not mean that The number of people in the harem is also simple. In the harem of the Yuan Dynasty, the status of the concubines was distinguished by the urduo. The urduo means palace tent. Several queens and concubines may live in a palace tent at the same time. Among the many palace tents, the number of concubines is the highest. The first queen in a palace has the most honorable status.

Ming Dynasty

In the Ming Dynasty, there is generally no strict hierarchy in the harem titles. As for the levels of concubines in the harem It has great flexibility. In addition to the queen being the highest, the imperial concubines are second only to the empress. During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xianzong also named Concubine Wan Guifei with the word "huang" as the imperial concubine, which gradually became customized.

In addition to imperial concubines, concubine titles include Xianfei, Shufei, Zhuangfei, Jingfei, Huifei, Shunfei, Kangfei, Ningfei, etc.

Later in the Ming Dynasty In the Shizong Dynasty and the Ming Shenzong Dynasty, the titles Duanfei and Gongfei appeared respectively.

In the 10th year of Jiajing reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty (1531), nine concubines were established according to the ancient ceremony;

Deconcubine , Xian’s concubine, Zhuang’s concubine, Li’s concubine, Hui’s concubine, An’s concubine, He’s concubine, Xi’s concubine, Kang’s concubine, are under the concubines.

However, there is no strict rule that the above titles are not used. No, during the two hundred and seventy-six years of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the above-mentioned titles, there were also titles such as Duanfei, Gongfei, Huifei, Yufei, Chengfei, Zhaofei, and Ningbi.

In addition to the above-mentioned levels of concubines and concubines, there are also mixed periods such as Jieyu, Zhaoyi, Guiren, Talent, Beauty, Chosen Attendant, Lady, and Promise.

Qing Dynasty

In the Qing Dynasty, they were divided into eight levels, namely;

One queen

One imperial concubine

Two noble concubines

Four concubines

Six concubines

No limit on the number of nobles

No limit on the number of nobles