Tan Yuling

Tan Yuling (???) held the title of High-ranking Concubine Mingxian conferred on her by Puyi during the period of puppet Manchukuo regime.

Related Topics:
Puyi - Manchukuo

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At the time of her marriage, around 1939, she was granted the title of Xiang Gui Ren (???), which meant she was a Concubine of the Fifth Degree.

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She died mysteriously six years after her marriage, while being attended for her illness by a Japanese-occupation doctor.

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After her death, she was posthumously elevated to the rank of "Gui-Fei", meaning: "Noble Person" (Consort of the Second Degree) and was given the name of "Ming-Xian" (??).

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In 2004, the descendants of the Imperial Qing House further posthumously elevanted her to the rank of "Huang-Gui-Fei", meaning: "Imperial Noble Concubine" (???) (Consort of the First Degree).

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