Noble Consort Jia
Noble Consort Jia (; 21 November 1816 - 24 May 1890), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Gogiya clan, 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) Jiaqing era. Noble Consort Jia was born on 21 November 1816. 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. In 1840, Concubine Jia was demoted to "Noble Lady Jia" (佳贵人). She remained childless during Daoguang era. 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. Tongzhi era. After the coronation of Tongzhi Emperor, lady Gogiya received a title "Consort Jia" (佳妃). In 1874, she was promoted to "Noble Consort Jia" (佳貴妃). 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.