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.