Noble Consort Jia

Noble Consort Jia (simplified Chinese: 佳贵妃; traditional Chinese: 佳貴妃; pinyin: Jiā Guìfēi; 21 November 1816 - 24 May 1890), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Gogiya clan, was a consort of the Daoguang Emperor.

Noble Consort Jia
Born	21 November 1816
Died	24 May 1890 Study of Happiness, Forbidden City
Burial	Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouse	Daoguang Emperor ​ ​ (m. 1835⁠–⁠1850)​
Father	Gogiya Bao'er

Noble Consort Jia
Traditional Chinese	佳貴妃
Simplified Chinese	佳贵妃
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiā Guìfēi

Life

Family background

Noble Consort Jia was a member of Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Gogiya clan. Her personal name was Sanniu (三妞).^[1]

Father: Bao'er (保儿), a tutor of imperial soldiers (养育兵, pinyin: yangyubing)

• Paternal uncle: Tianbao (天保), an official (顶戴领催, dingdai lingcui)

Jiaqing era

Noble Consort Jia was born on 21 November 1816.^[2]

Daoguang era

In 1835, lady Gogiya entered the Forbidden City at the age of nineteen, and was given the title of "Noble Lady Jia" (佳贵人，"Jia" means "valoured" in Manchu language). She lived in the Palace of Accumulated Purity (Zhongcui gong) on the east site of the Forbidden City under the supervision of Empress Xiaoquancheng. In 1836, she was promoted to "Concubine Jia" (佳嬪), and moved to Chengqian Palace.^[3] In 1840, Concubine Jia was demoted to "Noble Lady Jia" (佳贵人). She remained childless during Daoguang era.^[4]

Xianfeng era

Noble Lady Jia was restored as "Concubine Jia" (佳嬪), and was given the Third Longevity Study (寿三所) as her residence. On 5 January 1861, Concubine Jia, Concubine Cheng, Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun, Consort Xiang and First Class Female Attendant Cai were rewarded during the celebrations of Chinese New Year. They fled to Chengde Mountain Resort together with Xianfeng Emperor.^[5]

Tongzhi era

After the coronation of Tongzhi Emperor, lady Gogiya received a title "Consort Jia" (佳妃).^[6] In 1874, she was promoted to "Noble Consort Jia" (佳貴妃).^[7]

Guangxu era

Noble Consort Jia died on 24 May 1890 at the Study of Happiness (吉祥所) in the Forbidden City. She was interred at Mu Mausoleum in Western Qing tombs.

Titles

• During the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820):
  • Lady Gogiya (from 21 November 1816)
• During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (r. 1820–1850):
  • Noble Lady Jia (佳贵人; from 1835), sixth rank consort
  • Concubine Jia (佳嬪; from 1836), fifth rank consort
  • Noble Lady Jia (佳贵人; from 1840), sixth rank consort
• During the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (r. 1850–1861):
  • Concubine Jia (佳嬪; from unknown date), fifth rank consort
• During the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor (r. 1861–1875):
  • Consort Jia (佳妃; from 1861), fourth rank consort
  • Noble Consort Jia (佳貴妃; from 1874), third rank consort

See also

• Ranks of imperial consorts in China § Qing
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty