Friday, September 5, 2008

Emperor Hailingwang of Jin

Emperor Xizong of Jin was emperor of the which controlled northern China from 1135-1149. His birth name was Wányán Hélá . His Han Chinese name was Wányán Dǎn .

He was murdered by in a coup d'état on
Julian calendar January 9, 1150 .

Reign Periods



* Tiānhuì 天會 1135-1138
* Tiānjuàn 天眷 1138-1141
* Huángtǒng 皇統 1141-1149

Emperor Shizong of Jin

Emperor Shizong of the was Emperor of Jin from 1161 to 1189.

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin

Emperor Zhangzong was Emperor of China from 1190 to 1208 during the . Zhangzong was the sixth in the line of Jin rulers. He was preceded by Emperor Shizong of Jin and was succeeded by Emperor Weishaowang of Jin.

Emperor Weishaowang of Jin

Emperor Weishaowang of Jin was emperor of the which ruled most of northern China in the 12th and 13th centuries. His name at birth was Wányán Yǒngjì Weishaowang was the seventh of ten emperors of the Jin Dynasty.



Reign Eras



*Dà'ān 大安 1209-1212
*Chóngqìng 崇慶 1212-1213
*Zhìníng 至寧 1213

Emperor Xuanzong of Jin

Emperor Xuanzong of Jin was emperor of the which ruled most of northern China in the 12th and 13th centuries. His name at birth was Wányán Xún
Xuanzong was the eighth of ten emperors of the Jin Dynasty.

Reign Eras



*Zhēnyòu 貞祐 1213-1217
*Xīngdìng 興定 1217-1222
*Yuánguāng 元光 1222-1223

Emperor Aizong of Jin

Emperor Aizong of Jin was emperor of the Jin Dynasty which ruled most of northern China in the 12th and 13th centuries. His name at birth was Wányán Shǒuxù
Weishaowang was the ninth of ten emperors of the Jin Dynasty.

Reign Eras



*Zhèngdà 正大 1224-1232
*Kāixīng 開興 1232
*Tiānxīng 天興 1232-1234

Emperor Modi of Jin

Emperor Modi of Jin was last emperor of the . Ruling for less than one day on February 9, 1234 before killed by the , he is the shortest-reigning monarch in Chinese history.

Brief history



He was born as Wányán Chénglín. Before his ascendance to the throne, he has been a generalissimo under Emperor Aizong of Jin.

On the night of February 8, 1234, Aizong decided to flee from their temporary capital, Caizhou, which is now Runan County, Henan, and asked Chenglin to be the next emperor.

On the next day during coronation, the Mongolians already broke the city walls. Aizong fled, and Modi tried to reinforce the palace but failed. He was killed by the Mongolian forces who entered the palace later that day.

Wanyan Aguda

Wanyan Aguda was the chieftain of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe, founder and first emperor of the . He was the younger brother of Wanyan Wuyashu and the descendant of . Aguda was given the temple name Taizu .

Aguda was born to Shizu, Wanyan Helibo , in 1068. He was well-known in his tribe for bravery and participated in numerous campaigns against rival Jurchen tribes at the command of the Liao Dynasty. In 1109, during the height of a widespread famine, Aguda assisted his father Helibo to absorb famished warriors from other tribes to strengthen his own clan. Later, he fought wars against other Jurchen clans and succeeded to unify all Jurchens under Wanyan leadership. In 1113, Aguda succeeded Wuyashu as leader of his tribe, or Dubojilie . Like other Jurchens, Aguda loathed the exploitations of their tribesmen by corrupt Liao officials. In 1112, when undertook a fishing expedition in Jurchen territory and decreed all the chieftains to dance for him, Aguda was the only person who refused to accept the emperor's order.

In 1114, Aguda sent spies to Liao and prepared to revolt against the decadent regime. In September of the same year, Aguda rallied his tribesmen at Liushui and began open rebellion. His cavalry troops captured Ningjiangzhou and defeated a 7000-strong Liao troops at Battle of Chuhedian in November. In January 1115, following a series of military successes, Aguda proclaimed himself emperor of the new Jin Dynasty. In August, Aguda's army conquered the major city of Huanglongfu and defeated 700,000 Liao troops with 20,000 Jurchen cavalrymen at the Battle of Hubudagang . In 1116, Aguda completed the conquest of the entire Liaodong Peninsula. Between 1119 and 1122, Aguda's army repeatedly defeated Liao armies and captured all of Liao's five capitals. In 1119, Aguda sent emissaries to Northern Song Dynasty. According to the Concordat on the Sea , Song troops would attack Liao from the south. In return, Jurchen troops would return the to Song.

During the war against the Liao, Aguda also took time to establish the new feudal governmental system based upon Jurchen tribal customs. He also organized the national agriculture with a collectivist system known as the Mengan-Mouke . Furthermore, Aguda absorbed elements of Chinese culture and ordered Wanyan Xiyin to develop a unique Jurchen writing system.

Wanyan Aguda died in August 1123, at the age of 56. His younger brother Wanyan Wuqimai succeeded in capturing and destroying the Liao Dynasty in 1125. Aguda was later buried in Ruiling in Dafang Mountain outside Zhongdu .

Emperor Taizong of Jin

Emperor Taizong of Jin was emperor of the which ruled northern China from 1123 to 1134. His birth name was Wányán Wúqǐmǎi and his reign name was Tiānhuì .

Emperor Xizong of Jin

Emperor Xizong of Jin was emperor of the which controlled northern China from 1135-1149. His birth name was Wányán Hélá . His Han Chinese name was Wányán Dǎn .

He was murdered by in a coup d'état on
Julian calendar January 9, 1150 .

Reign Periods



* Tiānhuì 天會 1135-1138
* Tiānjuàn 天眷 1138-1141
* Huángtǒng 皇統 1141-1149