Heseri

Heseri was a Manchu clan.

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Kangxi Emperor's Empress Xiaocheng came from this clan. She was therefore known as "Empress Heseri".

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• List of Manchu clans

Manchu: The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Chinese: ?? pinyin: M?nz?; often shortened to ?, M?n) are an ethnic group who originated in Manchuria. During the Manchu conquest, they conquered the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until 1911....

Clan: A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. As kinship based bonds can be merely symbolical in nature s...

Kangxi Emperor: The Kangxi Emperor (born Xuanye (??) May 4, 1654 – December 20, 1722) was the third Emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over all of China, from 1661 to 1722. He is known as one of the greatest Chinese emperors in history. His reign of 61 years makes him the ...