Noble Consort Jia
| Noble Consort Jia | |
|---|---|
| Noble Consort Jia | |
| Born | 21 November 1816 |
| Died | 24 May 1890 Study of Happiness, Forbidden City |
| Burial | Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs |
| Father | Gogiya Bao'er |
Noble Consort Jia (21 November 1816 - 24 May 1890; 佳贵妃 郭佳氏) was a consort of the Daoguang Emperor.
Life
Family background
Noble Consort Jia was a member of Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Gogiya clan.
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.[1]
Daoguang era
In 1835, lady Gogiya entered the Forbidden City as "Noble Lady Jia" 佳贵人，"Jia" means "valoured" in Manchu language) at the age of 19. 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" and moved to Chengqian Palace.[2] In 1840, Concubine Jia was demoted to "Noble Lady Jia". She remained childless during Daoguang era.[3]
Xianfeng era
Noble Lady Jia was restored as "Concubine Jia". Her residence became Third Longevity Study (寿三所). 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.[4]
Tongzhi era
After the coronation of Tongzhi Emperor, lady Gogiya received a title "Consort Jia".[5] In 1874, she was promoted to "Noble Consort Jia".[6]
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.
References
- ^ "历史档案"/"Archives of history". 历史档案杂志社. 1999. p. 102.
- ^ 徐/Xu, 鑫/ Xin. "道光帝陵历史之谜"/"The Mystery of Daoguang Emperor's Mausoleum".
- ^ 《清朝續文獻通考》/"The researches of the Qing Dynasty documents", book 284. p. 10285.
- ^ "清實錄‧文宗顯皇帝實錄"/"The chronicles of Xianfeng era", book 29. p. 413.
- ^ 北京圖書館藏家譜叢刊: Aixinjueluo zong pu (2)-(22). 北京圖書館出版社. p. 2003.
- ^ "爱新觉罗家族全书"/"The complete genealogy of Aisin Gioro clan", book 2. 吉林人民出版社. 1999. p. 391.