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Originally posted by gaoshan1021@Jan 20th, 2004 - 7:48 pm
Ranks of the wives of Qing Dynasty Emperors:
1. Empress (one)
2. Grand-noble Concubines (two)
3. Grand Concubines (four)
4. Concubines (not limited)
5. Pins (not limited)
6. Nobles (not limited)
7. Dayings (not limited)
8. Changzais (not limited)
9. Maids (not limited)
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You've missed one rank.
1. Empress (one)
2. Imperial-Grand-noble Concubine (one only) In Chinese, it's, "huang gui fei", she is a bit like a "half-empress"
3. Grand-noble Concubines (two)
4. Grand Concubines (four)
5. Concubines (not limited)
6. Pins (not limited)
7. Nobles (not limited)
8. Dayings (not limited)
9. Changzais (not limited)
10. Maids (not limited)
Maids are just maids. They were not considered as the Emperor's wives, but they might be able to have relationship with the Emperor, but this is a very rare case.