Imperial Noble Consort Hui Xian
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The Imperial Noble Consort Hui Xian (Chinese: 慧贤皇贵妃), (? - 1745), came from the Manchu Gao clan. Her clan name was later changed to Gaogiya during Emperor Jiaqing's reign. Her father was the Qing Dynasty scholar Gao Bin (Chinese: 高斌) (? - 1755).
[edit] Biography
Lady Gaogiya became an imperial consort of the Qianlong Emperor during Emperor Yongzheng's reign. When in 1735 Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, Lady Gaogiya was granted the title of "Noble Consort" (Chinese: 贵妃). Because there was no other imperial consorts of the same rank at that time, there was no need to distinguish Lady Gaogiya from consorts of the same rank. As a result, Gaogiya was not given a name before her title.
[edit] Death
Lady Gaogiya died in the tenth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, and was given the posthumous title of Imperial Noble Consort Hui-Xian. Several years later, she was interred in the Yuling mausoleum together with Empress Xiao Xian Chun who died three years after her.
