China: Noble Consort Xin (26 June 1737 - 28 May 1764), concubine of the Qianglong Emperor. Handscroll painting by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), c. 1736-1770s.  The Noble Consort Xin was the daughter of the Governor General Na Sutu and came from the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Daigiya clan. Lady Daigiya entered the Forbidden City and became a mistress to the Qianlong Emperor, and was granted the title of 'Concubine Xin' in 1754. In 1763 she was elevated to 'Consort Xin'. She died in childbirth the year after, and was posthumously elevated to 'Noble Consort Xin'. Stock Photo