Jia Mi, courtesy name Changyuan, originally named Han Mi, was a Chinese politician of the Jin dynasty.
22 Facts About Jia Mi
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Jia Mi was the grandson of the Jin minister Jia Chong and nephew of Jin's de facto ruler between 291 and 300, Jia Nanfeng.
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Jia Mi was trusted with state affair by his aunt throughout her regency and wielded much influence over the Jin court.
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Jia Mi was an extravagant minister, and under him, the Jin court became increasingly corrupted.
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Between 299 and 300, Jia Mi pushed his aunt for the removal and later execution of the Crown Prince, Sima Yu, a decision that would lead to the Jia clan's downfall.
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Jia Mi was the grandson of the powerful minister, Jia Chong, through his mother, Jia Wu, who was married to an official named Han Shou.
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Han Mi thus changed his name to Jia Mi, and succeeded his grandfather's title of Duke of Lu.
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Shortly after the coup against Yang Jun, Jia Mi began meeting with many scholars-officials and filling his house with guests.
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Jia Mi would get the best singers and dancing girls to perform for him.
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Jia Mi's writing was praised by many during his time, so much so that he was compared to the Western Han dynasty writer, Jia Yi.
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Jia Mi disliked Sima Yu and refused to treat him with proper ceremony even after his grandmother told him to treat Yu kindly.
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Sima Yu was discontent at the fact that Jia Mi was given the more beautiful of the two.
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Jia Mi was angered by this, so he brought the matter to Empress Jia and arranged for Sima Ying to be moved away from Luoyang to Yecheng, assuringly to have him command the garrison.
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The hostile reception from Jia Mi caused Sima Yu to avoid him despite his Attendant, Pei Quan warning him not to.
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Jia Mi eventually took steps to remove Sima Yu from his title of Crown Prince.
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Jia Mi told Empress Jia that Sima Yu would seek to destroy the Jia clan if he were to succeed Emperor Hui.
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Jia Mi suggested to her that a more submissive and controllable Crown Prince should replace him at once.
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Empress Jia Mi agreed with her nephew, so she began spreading degrading rumours of Sima Yu.
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Jia Mi started pretending to stuff objects such as hay under her cloths to give the assumption that she was pregnant, and adopted Jia Mi's brother, Han Weizu, as her own.
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The official Sun Yan admonished Jia Mi to let the prisoners and Yue Guang off to prevent further exalting over Sima Yu.
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Jia Mi agreed and ordered the Prefect of Luoyang, Cao Shu to release the prisoners in Luoyang.
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Jia Mi was eventually caught and beheaded while his aunt was overthrown and later forced to commit suicide.