Noble Consort Jia

Noble Consort Jia (simplified Chinese: 佳贵妃; traditional Chinese: 佳貴妃; pinyin: Jiā Guìfēi) was born on 21 November 1816 and died on 24 May 1890. She was of Manchu ethnicity, belonging to the Plain Yellow Banner Gogiya clan. Her personal name was Sanniu (三妞). Her father was Bao'er (保儿), who served as a tutor for imperial soldiers (养育兵, pinyin: yangyubing). Her paternal uncle was Tianbao (天保), who held the official position of Dingdai Lingcui (顶戴领催).

During the Jiaqing era (1796–1820), she was born in 1816. In 1835, at the age of nineteen, she entered the Forbidden City and was granted the title "Noble Lady Jia" (佳贵人), a sixth-rank consort, under the Manchu terminology where "Jia" signifies "valoured." She was housed in the Palace of Accumulated Purity (Zhongcui gong) on the eastern side of the Forbidden City, under the supervision of Empress Xiaoquancheng.

In 1836, she received a promotion to "Concubine Jia" (佳嬪), a fifth-rank consort, and relocated to Chengqian Palace. In 1840, she was demoted back to "Noble Lady Jia" (佳贵人). Throughout the Daoguang era (1820–1850), she did not bear any children.

During the Xianfeng era (1850–1861), Noble Lady Jia was restored to the rank of "Concubine Jia" (佳嬪). She resided in the Third Longevity Study (寿三所). On 5 January 1861, she, along with other consorts such as Concubine Cheng, Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun, Consort Xiang, and First Class Female Attendant Cai, received rewards in celebration of the Chinese New Year. During this period, she and other imperial family members fled to the Chengde Mountain Resort with the Xianfeng Emperor, addressing the political turbulence of the time.

Following the ascension of the Tongzhi Emperor (reign 1861–1875), she was granted the title "Consort Jia" (佳妃), a fourth-rank consort. In 1874, she was elevated to "Noble Consort Jia" (佳貴妃), the third rank among imperial consorts.

She continued her life in the Forbidden City until her death at the Study of Happiness (吉祥所) on 24 May 1890. She was interred at the Mu Mausoleum in the Western Qing tombs.

Her titles throughout her life evolved as follows:

- During Jiaqing era (1796–1820): Lady Gogiya (from 21 November 1816)

- During Daoguang era (1820–1850): Noble Lady Jia (佳贵人; from 1835), Concubine Jia (佳嬪; from 1836), Noble Lady Jia (佳贵人; from 1840)

- During Xianfeng era (1850–1861): Concubine Jia (佳嬪; from an unspecified date)

- During Tongzhi era (1861–1875): Consort Jia (佳妃; from 1861), Noble Consort Jia (佳貴妃; from 1874)

She was buried at the Mu Mausoleum in the Western Qing tombs.