Imperial Noble Consort Shujia
Imperial Noble Consort Shujia (14 September 1713 – 17 December 1755), of the Korean Gingiya clan which was placed into the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner after her death, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was two years his junior.
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| Born | 14 September 1713 (康熙五十二年 七月 二十五日) | ||||
| Died | 17 December 1755 (aged 42) (乾隆二十年 十一月 十五日) Forbidden City | ||||
| Burial | Yu Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Yongcheng, Prince Lüduan of the First Rank Yongxuan, Prince Yishen of the First Rank Ninth son Yongxing, Prince Chengzhe of the First Rank | ||||
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| House | Jin, later Gingiya (金佳; by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) | ||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 淑嘉皇貴妃 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 淑嘉皇贵妃 | ||||||
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Life
Family background
Imperial Noble Consort Shujia's personal name was not recorded in history. She was a Korean Booi Aha by birth. Her family was later moved into a Manchu banner.[1] Her original surname Jin (Kim) was Manchufied to Gingiya.
- Father: Sanbao (三寶), served as a third rank military official (卿) in the Imperial Stables
- Three elder brothers
Titles
- During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
- Lady Jin (from 14 September 1713)
- During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735):
- Mistress
- During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796):
- Noble Lady (貴人; from 8 November 1735[2]), sixth rank consort
- Concubine Jia (嘉嬪; from 23 January 1738[3]), fifth rank consort
- Consort Jia (嘉妃; from December 1741 or January 1742[4]), fourth rank consort
- Noble Consort Jia (嘉貴妃; from 20 May 1749[5]), third rank consort
- Imperial Noble Consort (皇貴妃; from 18 December 1755[6]), second rank consort
- Imperial Noble Consort Shujia (淑嘉皇貴妃; from 19 December 1755[7])
Issue
- As Concubine Jia:
- Yongcheng (永珹; 21 February 1739 – 5 April 1777), the Qianlong Emperor's fourth son, granted the title Prince Lü of the Second Rank in 1763, posthumously honoured as Prince Lüduan of the First Rank
- As Consort Jia:
- Yongxuan (永璇; 31 August 1746 – 1 September 1832), the Qianlong Emperor's eighth son, granted the title Prince Yi of the Second Rank in 1779, elevated to Prince Yi of the First Rank in 1797, posthumously honoured as Prince Yishen of the First Rank
- The Qianlong Emperor's ninth son (2 August 1748 – 11 June 1749)
- As Noble Consort Jia:
- Yongxing (永瑆; 22 March 1752 – 10 May 1823), the Qianlong Emperor's 11th son, granted the title Prince Cheng of the First Rank in 1789, posthumously honoured as Prince Chengzhe of the First Rank
In fiction and popular culture
- Portrayed by Pan Shiqi in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
- Portrayed by Xin Zhilei in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)
See also
- Ranks of imperial consorts in China § Qing
- Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
Notes
- Hua, Hsieh Bao (2014). Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China. Lexington Books. ISBN 0739145169.
- 雍正十三年 九月 二十四日
- 乾隆二年 十二月 四日
- 乾隆六年 十一月
- 乾隆十四年 四月 五日
- 乾隆二十年 十一月 十六日
- 乾隆二十年 十一月 十七日
References
- Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese).
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