Sumalagu
Sumalagu ({{zh|c=苏麻喇姑|p=Sūmálàgū}}; originally Sumal, in Manchu {{zh|c=苏麻喇|p=Sumala}}; 1615 – 24 October 1705) was a palace attendant of the Qing dynasty. She was a close confidante of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang during the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang called her "Gege", a title reserved for only imperial princesses.{{cite web|url=http://big5.huaxia.com/zhwh/whrw/2009/02/1334512.html|script-title=zh:孝莊文太后身邊最神秘的女人:蘇麻喇姑|publisher=|date=2009-02-27|access-date=November 25, 2012|language=Chinese}}
She acted as the messenger between prince Shizu and his mother during the reign of Dorgon.Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: [https://books.google.com/books?id=y_4vCgAAQBAJ&q=Biographical+Dictionary+of+Chinese+Women:+v.+1:+The+Qing+Period,+1644-1911 Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911]
Upon the wish of the empress dowager, she escorted empress Borjigit incognito to receive medical treatment by the Jesuit Adam Schall von Bell.Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: [https://books.google.com/books?id=y_4vCgAAQBAJ&q=Biographical+Dictionary+of+Chinese+Women:+v.+1:+The+Qing+Period,+1644-1911 Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911]
Sumalagu taught the young Kangxi Emperor the Manchu language while he was under her care. She was a supporter of the Kangxi Emperor when he asserted his power against the power base of Oboi in 1667–69.Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: [https://books.google.com/books?id=y_4vCgAAQBAJ&q=Biographical+Dictionary+of+Chinese+Women:+v.+1:+The+Qing+Period,+1644-1911 Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911]
In 1687, she was given the responsibility of looking after Yuntao, one of Kangxi's sons.