Jia Nanfeng 賈南風 | |
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"Power behind the throne" of the Jin dynasty | |
Reign | July 291 – May 300 |
Predecessor | Sima Liang and Wei Guan |
Successor | Sima Lun |
Empress consort of the Jin dynasty | |
Reign | 16 May 290 – 7 May 300 |
Predecessor | Empress Yang Zhi |
Successor | Empress Yang Xianrong |
Born | 257 Xiangfen County, Shanxi |
Died | 13 May 300 (aged 42–43) Luoyang, Henan |
Spouse | Emperor Hui of Jin |
Issue | Princess Hedong Princess Shiping Princess Hongnong Princess Aixian |
Clan | Jia (賈) |
Father | Jia Chong |
Mother | Guo Huai |
Jia Nanfeng (257[1] – 13 May 300[2]), nicknamed Shi (峕), was a Chinese empress consort. She was a daughter of Jia Chong and the first wife of Emperor Hui of the Jin dynasty and also a granddaughter of Jia Kui. She is commonly seen as a villainous figure in Chinese history, as the person who provoked the War of the Eight Princes, leading to the Wu Hu rebellions and the Jin Dynasty's loss of northern and central China. Between July 291 to May 300, she ruled the Jin empire from behind the scenes by dominating her developmentally disabled husband.